Operation; Deck Height Index; Deck Lift Handle; Rh And Lh Drive Control Levers - Craftsman 247.25001 Operator's Manual

Parking
Deck Lift
Deck Height Handle
O
Throttle/Choke Control
Hour Meter/
indicator Panel
SeatAdjustmentLever
FuelTankCap
H
// _ / -PTOSwitch
LH Drive RH Drive nition Switch
Control Lever Control Lever
Cup Holder
Storage Tray
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Nowthat youhaveset up yourridingmower,it'simportant to become of the operator'sseat.
acquainted with itscontrolsand features.Referto Figure11.
NOTE:References to LEFT, R IGHT, F RONT, and REAR indicate thatposi-
tionontheridingmower whenfacing forward whileseated intheoperator's
seat.
DECK HEIGHT iNDEX
Thedeck heightindexconsistsof six indexnotcheslocated
on the front/rightof the seat boxframe.Eachnotchcor-
respondsto a 1/2"changein thedeck heightpositionranging
from 1-1/2"at the lowest notchto 4 inches at the highest
notch.
DECK LiFT HANDLE
Thedeck lift handleis locatedon the front!rightof the seat
boxframe,and isusedto raiseand lowerthe mowerdeck.
Pullthe handleto the leftoutof the index notchand push
downward to lowerthedeck,or pull upwardto raisethe deck.
Whenthedesiredheightisattained,movethe lift handleto the
rightuntilfully inthe index notch.
CUP HOLDER
Thecup holderis locatedtowardthe rear of the RH consoleto the right
STORAGE TRAY
The storagetray islocatedat the rearof the RHconsole.
RH AND LH DRIVE CONTROL LEVERS
The RH and LH controlleversare locatedon eachsideof the opera-
tor's seat.These hingedleverspivotoutwardto open spaceto permit
the operatorto either sit in the ridingmowerseat,or to dismountthe
ridingmower.Theleversmust be fully openedoutand in the neutral
positionto startthe ridingmowerengine.
Eachlevercontrolsthe respectiveRH or LH transmission. C onse-
quently,these leverscontrol all of the movementsof the riding mower.
Drivingand steeringutilizingthesecontrol leversis quitedifferentfrom
conventional r iding mowers,and will take somepracticeto master.
Referto the Drivingthe Ridingmowersectionfor instructionson using
the controllevers.
Meets ANSi Safety Standards
CraftsmanTillersconformto the safety standardof the AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)
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