Craftsman 917.272020 Owner's Manual page 14

HOWTOUSEYOUR TRACTOR
Your t ractor isequipped withanoperator
presence sensing switch. When engine i s
running, anyattempt bytheoperator to
leave theseat w ithout first s etting t he
parking b rake wilt s hut o ffthe
engine.
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
"BRAKF position and hotd,
, Place parking brake lever in "EN-
GAGED" position and release pressure
from dutch/brake pedal Pedai shoutd
remain in "BRAKE" position Make sure
parking brake will hold tractor secure.
Throttle/ Push-in to Attachment Clutch
Choke Switch Pull Out To
"Engage"
-_.."Engaged" Position
Peda! "Drive" "Disengag ed_
Position Position
STOPPING
MOWER BLADES -
To stop mower blades, move attach-
ment clutch switch to "DISENGAGED"
position.
GROUND DRIVE °
Tb stop ground drive, depress
cmutch/brake pedal into full "BRAKE"
position.
Move motion control lever to neutral (N)
position.
_MPORTANT: The motion control lever
does not return to neutrat (N) position
when the clutch/brake pedal is depressed.
ENGINE -
'_ Move throttle contro_ to slow position.
NOTE: Failure to move throttle control to
stow position and allowing engine to idle
before stopping may cause engine to
"backfireL
Turn ignition key to _'OFF" position and
remove key. AJways remove key when
leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized
use.
Never use choke to stop engine.
NOTE: Under certain conditions when
tractor is standing idle with the engine run-
ning, hot engine exhaust gases may
cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate
this possibility, always stop engine when
stopping tractor on grass areas.
,_ CAUTION: Always stop tractor corn o
p_etdy; as described above, before leaving
the operatoCs position; to empty grass
catcher, etc.
THROTTLE CONTROL
Atways operate engine at full throttle,
o Operating engine at less than full throt o
tie reduces the battery charging rate.
Full throttle offers the best bagging and
mower performance.
TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD
The direction and speed of movement is
controlled by the motion control lever.
o Start tractor with motion control lever in
neutral (N) position.
o Re}ease parking brake and c_utch/brake
pedal
Slowly move motion control Jever to
desired position.
NOTE: The effort to move the motion con-
trot Eever will reduce after the first few
hours of use. This is normal
TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT
The cutting height is controlled by turning
the height adjustment knob in desired
direction,
o Turn knob clockwise (G) to raise cutting
height.
Turn knob counterclockwise (O)to
lower cutting height.
The cutting height range is approximately
1-!/2" to 4". The heights are measured
from the ground to the Hade tip with the
engine not running. These heights are ap-
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