Mulching; Using The Deck Lift Lever; Mowing; Headlights - Craftsman 247.288811 Operator's Manual

MULCHING
A mulch kit is available as an attachment. Mulching is a process of
recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath the cutting deck.
The ultra-fine clippings are then forced back into the lawn where
they act as a natural fertilizer.
A mulchkit canbe purchased.See the Replacement P arts& Attach-
mentssectionof this manualfor moreinformation.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe deck lift levertothe left,then place
it in the notchbest suitedfor yourapplication.Referto SettingThe
CuttingHeightearlierin this Operationsection.
MOWING
Tohelp avoidbladecontactor a thrownobject injury,keepbystand-
ers, helpers,childrenand pets at least 75 feet fromthe machine
whileit is in operation.Stop machineif anyoneentersthearea.
Thefollowinginformation will be helpfulwhenusingthe cuttingdeck
with yourtractor:
Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystandersand the like.Also, avoiddischarging
materialagainsta wallor obstructionwhich maycausedischarged
materialto ricochetbacktowardthe operator.
HEADLIGHTS
• The lampsare ONwheneverthe tractor'sengineis running.
• The lampsturn OFFwhenthe ignitionkey is movedto the STOP
position.
• Do not mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a mulch kit or
grasscollectoris installed.
• For best resultsit is recommended that the firsttwo laps be cut
with the dischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe first two
laps, reversethe directionto throwthe dischargeto the outside
for the balanceof cutting.This will givea betterappearanceto the
lawn.
• Do notcut thegrass too short.Shortgrass invitesweedgrowth
and yellowsquicklyin dry weather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbe done withthe engineat full throttle.
• Underheavierconditionsit may be necessaryto go back overthe
cut area a secondtime to geta cleancut.
• Do NOTattemptto mow heavybrushand weedsand extremely
tall grass.Yourtractoris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear
brush.
• Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhenworn.Refer
to CuttingBladesin the Servicesectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
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