Throttle Control - Craftsman 247.204201 Operator's Manual

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Deck Lift Handle
Deck HeightIndex
Cup Bolder
Fuel T ankCap
Fuel L evel W indow
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ThrottleControl
Choke Control
LCD Service Minder& Hour
Meter
PTO Knob
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IgnitionSwitch
Module
LHTransmissionBypassRod
RHTransmissionBypassRod
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Nowthatyouhavesetupyourridingmower,it's importantto become acquainted
with its controls andfeatures.Refer t o Figure 9.
flOTE: R eferences to LEFT, RIGHT, FRONT, andREAR i ndicatethat positionon the
ridingmowerwhenfacingforwardwhileseated in the operator's s eat.
flOTE: R eferences to LEFT, RIGHT, FRONT, andREAR i ndicate t hat positionon the
tractorwhen facingforwardwhileseatedinthe operator's seat.
CupBolder
Thecupholderislocated to the left of the operator's seaton the LHconsole.
Throttle Control
Thethrottle control i s located onthe RHconsole. Whensetin agiven
position,auniformengine speedwill bemaintained.
RBand LBDriveControl Levers
TheRHandLHcontrollevers arelocated oneachsideof the operator's seat.These
hingedleverspivotoutwardto openspace to permitthe operator to either sit inthe
tractorseat,or todismountthetractor.Theleversmustbefullyopened out andin
the neutralpositionto start thetractorengine.Whenthe leversarefullyoutward,
the parkingbrakeisalsoengaged.
Push the throttlecontrolhandleforwardto increase the enginespeed. T he
tractorisdesigned to operatewiththe throttle controlinthe fastposition
(full throttle) whenthe tractorisbeingdrivenandthe mowerdeckis
engaged.
Pullthe throttlecontrolhandlerearwardto decrease t he enginespeed.
Each levercontrolsthe respective RH or LHtransmission. Consequently, theselevers
control a ll of the movements o f the tractor.Drivingandsteeringutilizingthese
controllevers isquitedifferentfrom conventional tractors,andwill takesome
practice to master. R eferto Operation forinstructionsonusingthe controllevers.
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