Engaging The Parking Brake; Setting The Cutting Height; Starting The Engine; Ignition Switch - Craftsman 247.288811 Operator's Manual

• Theenginewill automaticallyshutoff if the PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris movedintothe engaged(ON)positionwith the shift lever
in Reverse.
IGNITION SWITCH
Theignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insertkey intothe
ignitionswitchand turnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
key intothe ON positiononce enginehas fired.See Fig. 7.
Tostop the engine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwise to the OFF
position.See Fig. 7.
NEVER leavea runningmachineunattended.Alwaysdisengage
PTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,set parkingbrake,stop
eng ne and removekeyto preventun ntendedstartng.
IMPORTANT: Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both Safety
InterlockSwitchesand StartingThe Enginein the Operationsectionof
this manualfor furtherdetailedinstructions.
On
Start
off
Figure 7
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Selectthe heightpositionof the cuttingdeck by placingthe deck
lift leverin anyof the six differentcutting heightnotcheson the
rightsideof the fender.
Keephandsand feet away fromthe dischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Donot operatethe tractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
This systemwas designedfor yoursafetyand protection.
NOTE: Referto the Gasolineand Oil fill-up instructionsearlierin this
section.
1. Insertthe tractorkey intothe ignitionswitch.
2. Placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethechoke controlby movingthethrottle/chokeleverall
the way up into thechoke position.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
engine starts,releasethe key.It will returnto the ON(or Normal
Mowing)position.
DO NOThold the key in the STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsat a time. Doingso maycausedamageto your engine's
electricstarter.
6. After the enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolin the FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will result in a "rich"fuel mixtureand cause theengine to run
poorly.
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepressthe clutch-brake pedal and hold it downwith your
foot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverall the way downand intothe
parkingbrakeposition.
3. Releasethe clutch-brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo
engage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe clutch-brake pedal and movethe speedcontrollever
out of the parkingbrakepositionand intoa desiredspeed.
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