Craftsman 917.25156 Owner's Manual page 14

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TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 7)
Adjust gauge wheels with tractor on a flat level surface_
• Adjust mower to desired cutting height.
• Lower mower with lift control. Remove rear retainer
spring and clevis pin which secure each gauge wheel.
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TO OPERATE ON HILLS
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hills with slopes greater than 15 ° and
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° Lower gauge wheels to ground. Raise gauge wheels
slightly to align holes in bracket and gauge wheel bar
and insert clevis pins. Gaugewheels should be slightly
off the ground°
• Replace retainer springs into clevis pins.
RETAINER
SPRING
CLEVIS PIN
GAUGE
WHEEL BAR
GAUGE
WHEEL
BRACKET
FIG. 7
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Figs. 5 and 6)
Your tractor isequipped with an operatorpresence sensing
switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with
the engine runningand the attachment clutch engaged will
shut off the engine°
• Select desired height of cut.
• Lower mower with attachment lift control
• Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch
control.
• TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch control.
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I CAUTION: Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or the dis-
charge guard in place.
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• Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills°
° Avoid stopping or' changing speed on hills.
• If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
slower position°
• if stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking
brake.
• Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCHIBRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
• To restart movement, slowlyrelease parkingbrake and
clutch/brake pedal.
• Slowly move motion control lever to sEowest s etting.
• Make all turns slowly,
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 5 and 9)
When pushingor towing your tractor, be sure to disengage
transmissionby placing freewheel control in freewheeling
position. Free wheel controlis located at the rear drawbar
of tractor_
. Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control.
. Remove retainer spring from freewheel control rod.
. Push control rod in to disengage transmission and
reinsert retainer spring into control rod hole now on
backside of the bracket,
= Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.
. To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure°
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
yourtractoron a truck ora trailer, be sure hood isclosed and
secured totractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood
to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
DISCHARGE
GUARD
FIG. 8
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