Ground Drive; To Use Cruise Control - Craftsman 917.288341 Operator's Manual

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or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any adjustments |
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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 (B) all the way down
and hold.
2. Pull parking brake lever (C) up and hold,
release pressure from brake pedal (B),
then release parking brake lever. Pedal
should remain in brake position. Make
sure parking brake will hold tractor secure.
IMPORTANT: Leaving the ignition switch in
any position otherthan "STOP" will cause the
battery to discharge and go dead.
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 pos-
sibility, always stop engine when stopping
tractor on grass
areas.
_,CAUTION: Always stop tractor com-
pletely, as described above, before leaving
the operator's position.
TO USE THROTTLE CONTROL
Always operate engine at full speed (fast).
• Operating engine at less than full speed
(fast) reducesengine's operating efficiency.
• Full speed (fast) offers the best mower
performance.
STOPPING
MOWER BLADES-
• To stop mower blades, move attachment
clutch lever in todisengaged position ( t'_ ).
(I'_'I)ATTACHMENT _t'_)ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH CLUTCH
SWITCH SWITCH
"ENGAGED .... DISENGAGED"
TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD
The direction and speed of movement is con-
trolled bytheforward and reversedrive pedals.
1. Start tractor and release parking brake.
2. Slowly depress forward (K) or reverse (L)
drive pedal to begin movement. Ground
speed increases the further down the
pedal is depressed.
GROUND DRIVE -
• To stop ground drive, depress brake
pedal all the way down.
ENGINE -
• Movethrottle control (D) between half and
full speed (fast) position.
NOTE: Failure to move throttle control be-
tween half and full speed (fast) position, be-
fore stopping, may cause engineto"backfire".
• Turn ignition key (F) to "STOP" position
and remove key. Always remove key when
leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized use.
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TO USE CRUISE CONTROL
The cruise control feature can be used for
forward travel only.