How To Use; To Set Parking Brake; Stopping/To Use Throttle Control/To Use Choke Control; To Move Forward And Backward/To Adjust Mower Cutting Height - Craftsman 917.275041 Owner's Manual

23.0 hp electric start 50" mower automatic garden tractor
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The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage.
Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing
any
adjustments
or repairs.
We recommend
a wide vision safety mask over
spectacles
or standard safety glasses.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
TO SET
PARKING
BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped
with an operator
presence
sensing
switch.
When engine
is running, any attempt by the operator to
leave the seat without first setting the
parking brake will shut off the engine.
1. Depress
brake pedal into full "BRAKE"
position
and hold.
2. Place parking brake lever
in "EN-
GAGED"
position and release
pressure from brake pedal.
Pedal
should remain in "BRAKE" position.
Make sure parking brake will hold
tractor secure.
Push-In to
Attachment
Clutch
Choke
"Disengage"
Switch Pull Out to
Control.
"Engage"
Throttle
_
Control_
Clutch/
Brake
Pedal
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Heic
Adjustment
Knob
Clutch/Brake Pedal
"Drive" Position
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STOPPING
Key_
Motion
Control Lever
Parking
Brake
"Engaged"
Position
"Disengaged"
Position
MOWER BLADES -
• To stop mower blades,move
attach-
ment clutch switch to "DISENGAGED"
position.
GROUND
DRIVE-
• To stop ground drive, depress brake
pedal into full "BRAKE" position.
IMPORTANT:
The motion control lever
returns to neutral (N) position when the
brake pedal is fully depressed.
ENGINE -
• Move throttle control to slow position.
NOTE:
Failure to move throttle control to
slow position and allowing engine to idle
before stopping may cause engine to
"backfire".
• Turn ignition key to "OFF" position and
remove key. Always remove key when
leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized
• Never use choke to stop engine.
IMPORTANT:
Leaving the ignition switch
in any position other than "OFF" will
cause the battery to be discharged,
(dead).
NOTE:
Under certain conditions
when
tractor is standing idle with the engine
running, hot engine exhaust gases may
cause "browning"
of grass.
To eliminate
this possibility, always stop engine when
stopping tractor on grass areas.
_IbCAUTION:
Always stop tractor
completely,
as described
above, before
leaving the operator's
position; to empty
grass catcher, etc.
TO USE THROTTLE
CONTROL
Always operate engine at full throttle.
• Operating
engine at less than full
throttle reduces the battery charging
rate.
• Full throttle offers the best mower
performance.
TO USE CHOKE CONTROL
Use choke control whenever you are
starting a cold engine. Do not use to start
a warm engine.
• To engage choke control, pull knob out.
Slowly push knob in to disengage.
TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD
_L, CAUTION:
Do not attempt to operate
motion control lever when the parking
brake is set or when the brake pedal is
depressed. Doing so may result in
misadjustment
to the drive control system.
The direction and speed of movement is
controlled by the motion control lever.
1. Start tractor with motion control lever
in neutral (N) position.
2. Release parking brake.
3. Slowly move motion control lever to
desired position.
TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT
The cutting height is controlled by turning
the height adjustment knob in desired
direction.
• Turn knob clockwise (F_)
to raise
cutting height.
• Turn kneb counterolockwi,.,_
(1_"_) to
lower cutting height.
use.
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