Parking Brake Pedal & Lever; Oil; Gasoline - Craftsman 247.203791 Operator's Manual

ParkingBrakePedal& Lever
Theparkingbrakepedalislocatedonthe left siderunningboard
of the lawntractor.It isusedto bothsetthe parkingbrake andto
stopthe lawntractorin sudden situations.
Theparkingbrakeleverislocatedonthe left sideof the tractor's
dashpanel.Tosetthe parkingbrake, f ullydepress the parking
brakepedal.Movethe parkingbrakeleverall the waydownand
into the parkingbrakepositionandthenrelease the parkingbrake
pedalto allowthe parkingbrake to engage.
Torelease the parkingbrake,depress t he parkingbrakepedal a nd
the parkingbrakeleverwill automatically moveout of the parking
brakeposition.
Inan sudden situation,fullydepress t he parkingbrakepedalto
bringthe tractorto a stopandthenimmediately movethe speed
control l everto the "N" neutralposition
IMPORTANT: Donot usethe parkingbrakepedal t o control
the groundspeed ofthe lawntractor.Doing sowill resultin
premature wearof drivebelt. Alwaysusethe Speed ControlLever
to control t he groundspeed of the lawntractorandto stop thetractorundernormal
circumstances.
Note:Theparkingbrakepedalmustbedepressed t o startthe engine.Theparking
brakemustalsobesetif the operator leaves the seatwith the enginerunningor the
enginewill automatically shutoff. Referto SafetyInterlock Switches laterinthis
section.
Oil
IMPORTANT: Your t ractor isshipped with motoroil inthe engine.However,
youMUST check the oil levelbeforeoperating. B ecarefulnotto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto check the engineoil,referto Checking TheEngine 0il in
the Service a ndMaintenance s ectionof thismanual.
Gasoline
Thegasoline tank islocatedunderthe hood.Donotoverfill.
Use extreme carewhen handling gasoline. G asolineis extremely flammable
andthe vapors areexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors orwhile the
engine ishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sources of gn t on.
NOTE: P urchase g asoline in smallquantities. D onot usegasoline left overfromthe
previous season, to minimizegumdeposits in thefuel system.
Thisengineiscertifiedto operate on unleaded gasoline. F orbestresults, f ill
the fueltank with onlyclean,fresh,unleaded gasoline with apumpsticker
octaneratingof 87or higher.
Gasohol (upto 10%ethyl alcohol, 9 0%unleaded gasoline byvolume)isan
approved fuel. Othergasoline/alcohol blends, s uch asE85, a renotapproved.
MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE) andunleaded gasoline blends(upto a
maximum of 15%MTBE byvolume)areapproved fuels.Othergasoline/ether
blendsarenotapproved.
Fillfueltank outdoors or inwell-ventilated area.
Donot overfill fueltank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelowbottomof
filler neckto allowspace for fuelexpansion.
Neverremove gascapor addfuel whilethe engineishot or running.Allow
engineto coolatleasttwo minutesbefore refueling.
Ifgasoline isspilled,wipeit off the engineandequipment. M ovemachine to
anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbefore startingthe engine.
Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecoolat least2 minutesbeforeremoving
the fuel cap.Thegasoline tank isunderthe hood,with the fuel fill cap
locatedonthe left handsideof thetank.
2. Fillthe fueltank with gasoline.
3. Reinstall thefuel cap.
Note:STOP f illing tankoncefuel isseeninside the filler neck. Thisensures t hata
proper e xpansion volumeiscreated, o therwisethe fuel canoverflowcreatinga
hazardous s ituation. DoNOT fill to the top of the filler neck.SeeFigure 7.
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Figure7
Avoid SeriousInjury or Death
Goupanddownslopes, n ot across.
Avoidsudden turns.
Donot operatethe unitwhereit couldslipor tip.
If machine stopsgoinguphill,stopblades andbackdownhillslowly.
Donot mowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
Never c arrychildren, e venwith blades off.
Lookdown andbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
Keep safetydevices (guards, s hields, a ndswitches) i nplaceandworking.
Remove o bjectsthat couldbethrown bythe blades.
Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
Besurebladesandenginearestopped beforeplacinghands or feet near
blades.
Beforeleavingoperator's position,stoptractor,disengage b lades, e ngage
parkingbrake, s hutengineoff, andremove key.
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