Spark Arrestor - Craftsman 247.28881 Operator's Manual

General Service
• Never run anengine indoors orina poorly ventilated area. Engine
exhaust contains carbon monoxide, anodorless, and deadly gas.
• Before cleaning, repairing, orinspecting, make c ertain the
blade(s) and allmoving parts h ave s topped. Disconnect the spark
plug wire and ground against the engine toprevent unintended
starting.
• Periodically check tomake s ure the blades come t ocomplete
stop within a pproximately (5) five seconds after operating the
blade d isengagement control. Ifthe blades donot s top within t he
this time frame, your m achine should beserviced professionally
byaSears orother qualified service dealer.
• Check brake operation frequently asitissubjected towear during
normal operation. Adjust and service asrequired.
• Check theblade(s) and engine mounting bolts a tfrequent
intervals forproper tightness. Also, visually inspect blade(s)
fordamage (e.g., excessive wear, bent, cracked). Replace the
blade(s) with the original equipment manufacturer's (O.E.M.)
blade(s) only, listed i nthis manual. Use ofparts w hich d onot
meet the original equipment specifications may lead toimproper
performance and compromise safety!
• Mower blades aresharp. Wrap t he blade o rwear gloves, and use
extra c aution when s ervicing them.
• Keep a llnuts, bolts, and screws tight tobesure the equipment
is
in safeworkingcondition.
• Nevertamperwith the safetyinterlocksystemor othersafety
devices.Checktheir properoperationregularly.
• After strikinga foreignobject,stop the engine,disconnectthe
spark plugwire(s) and groundagainstthe engine.Thoroughly
inspectthe machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebefore
startingandoperating.
• Neverattemptto makeadjustmentsor repairsto the machine
whilethe engineis running.
• Grasscatchercomponents and the dischargecoverare subject
to wearand damagewhich couldexposemovingparts or allow
objectsto be thrown.Forsafetyprotection,frequentlycheck
components and replaceimmediately with originalequipment
manufacturer's (O.E.M.)parts only,listed in this manual.Use of
parts whichdo not meetthe originalequipmentspecifications may
lead to improperperformanceandcompromisesafety!
• Donot changethe enginegovernorsettingsor over-speed the
engine.The governorcontrolsthe maximumsafe operatingspeed
of the engine.
Maintainor replacesafetyand instructionlabels,as necessary.
• Observeproperdisposallaws and regulations for gas, oil, etc.to
protecttheenvironment.
• Accordingto the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission(CPSC)
and the U.S.Environmental P rotectionAgency(EPA),this product
has an AverageUsefulLifeof seven(7) years,or 270 hours
of operation.At the end of the AverageUsefulLife,buy a new
machineor havethe machineinspected a nnuallybya Searsor
otherqualifiedservicedealerto ensurethat all mechanical a nd
safety systemsare workingproperlyand not wornexcessively.
Failureto do so can resultin accidents,injuries or death.
DO NOT MODIFY ENGINE
Toavoid seriousinjuryor death,do notmodifyengine in anyway.
Tampering with the governorsettingcanlead to a runaway engineand
cause it to operateat unsafespeeds.Nevertamper with factorysetting
of enginegovernor.
NOTICE REGARDING EMISSIONS
Engineswhich are certifiedto complywith Californiaand federal
EPAemissionregulations for SORE(SmallOff RoadEquipment) are
certifiedto operateon regularunleadedgasoline,and may include
the followingemissioncontrol systems:EngineModification (EM)and
ThreeWay Catalyst(TWO)if so equipped.
SPARK ARRESTOR
This machineis equippedwith an internalcombustion engineand
shouldnotbe usedon or near anyunimproved forest-covered,
brushcovered or grass-covered land unlessthe engine'sexhaust
systemisequippedwith a sparkarrestormeetingapplicablelocalor
statelaws (if any).
If a sparkarrestoris used,it shouldbe maintained in effectiveworking
order by the operator.Inthe Stateof Californiatheaboveis required
by law (Section4442of the CaliforniaPublicResources Code). Other
states mayhavesimilarlaws.Federallaws applyon federallands.
A sparkarrestorfor the muffleris availablethroughyournearestSears
Partsand RepairServiceCenter.
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