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Craftsman 917.386121 Owner's Manual page 9

Sears lawn mower user manual

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OPERATION
Th ope atonofa y
awnmowe c n
wh,c
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result in severe aye damager
Always wear safety glasses or eye sh aids whe
operat ng your
lawn mower or performing any adjustments
or repairs.
We recommend a wide vision §afety
i
mask over the spectacles or standard safety glasses, ' :;
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HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
ENGINE SPEED CONTROL (See Fig. 5)
The engine speed Is controlled by a lever toceled on the
Side of the engine,
Fast (,t_)
posllion ts for starting the
OO!'_ROLLEVE_
engine, normal cutting, and better grass bagging
S!ow
(.0=,) POSition is forllghi cuffing, trimming and fuel economy,
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ENGINE ZONE CONTROL
CAUTION:
Federal regulations
iequlre
an engine control to be installed on this
lawn mower
in order
to minimize
the
J'_
PRIMER
risk of blade
contact
injury, Do not
. . '_ :"
under any circumstances
attempt
to
FIG, 5
defeat the function of the operator con*
troI.The blade turns when the engine is
LOWERWHEELS
running.
FOR HIGHcLrr
RAISEWHEELS
FOR LOWCUT
Your lawn mower Is equipped with an operator pres-
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once control bar which requires the operator to be
_
.,._'
positioned behind the lawn mower handle to start and
operate the ,own mower,r
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TO ADJUST CUTFING HEIGHT (See Fig. 6)
_r ,_r,
Raisewheelsforlowculandlowerwheeisforhlghcut,
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Wheels are set In low cut for shtppfng,
AdjuSt cultlng
height to suit your requirements
Medium pos_tlon is
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_-
best for most lawns
To change Cutting height, squeeze
adjuster lever to-
Ward wheel
Move wheef up or down to suit your
requirements
Be sure all wheels are tn the same
setting
FIG. 6
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER (See Fig, 7)
Lift up on grass calcher using Ihe fiame handle,
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Empty clippings from bag uslng both lrame handre and
bag handle.
NOTE:
Do not drag the bag when emptying
it will cause
unnecessary
wearo
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BEFORE'
STARTING
ENGINE
OIL
Your lawn mower
Is sh_pped without oil in the engine,
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F!G; 7
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Besuramoweristevelandareaaroundotiti]_isclean,
Checkbil_ievelbefor_eachuse_
Addolltfneeded.
Fill
Remove engine oil cap w/dipstick and fill to the fuji line
to full tire on dips!tck.
on the dipstick
To read proper leve]i _ighten engine oil cap each tithe
Use2Oozs_of
oil. Fortypeandgradeofoiltouse,see
.
Retnstaltenglneoflcapandtighten
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"ENGINE" In Customer Responstbitiltes section of this
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-
manual,
After the ttrst two (2) hours of m0wtng, change the oit,
and every 25 hours
thereafter,
You may need to
Pour otl slowly,
Do not over tll!
changetheotlmorebftenunderdusty,
dirtycohdltions
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