Craftsman 247.37683 Operator's Manual page 15

TO START ENGINE
1. Placethefuel valve lever(1) foundon theleft sideof the engine
intothe ON (OPEN)position.See Figure11.
2. Movethe chokelever(2) all the way backwardintothe choke
position.
3. Standingbehindthe mower,squeezethe bladecontrol(3) against
upperhandle.The chokewill now beginto slowlyreturnto the off
chokeposition.Therefore,quicklymoveontostep four below.
4. Holdingblade controland upper handletogetherfirmly,grasp
recoilstarterhandle(4) and pull ropeout with a rapid,continuous,
full armstroke.See Figure11.Keepinga firm grip on the starter
handlelet the rope rewindslowly.Repeatuntilenginecranks.Let
the rope rewindeachtime slowly.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Releasebladecontrolto stop the engineand blade.
2. Turnthe fuel valveto the OFF position.
Wait for the bladeto stop completelybeforeperforming any workon
the moweror to removethe grass catcher.
USING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Be sure lawnis clearof stones,sticks,wire, or otherobjectswhich
coulddamagelawnmoweror engine.Suchobjectscouldbe accidently
thrownby themowerin anydirectionand cause seriouspersonalinjury
to the operatorand others.
1. Oncethe engineis running,squeeze the drivecontrol againstthe
upperhandleto propelmower.Releaseitto disengagethe drive.
The operationof any lawnmowercan result in foreignobjectsbeing
thrown intothe eyes,which candamageyoureyesseverely.Always
wear safetyglasseswhileoperatingthe mower,or whileperforming
any adjustmentsor repairson it.
USING AS MULCHER
For mulchinggrass,removethe grasscatcherand sidedischarge
chutefrom the mower.Foreffectivemulching,do not cut wet grass. If
the grasshas beenallowedto grow in excessof four inches, m ulching
is not recommended. U sethe grass catcherto bag clippingsinstead.
Figure11
USING GRASS CATCHER
You canuse the grasscatcherto collectclippingswhileyou are
operatingthe mower.
1. Attachgrass catcherfollowinginstructionsinthe "Assembly"
section.Grass clippingswill automatically collect inbag as you
run mower.Operatemowertill grass bag isfull.
2. Stopenginecompletelyby releasingthe bladecontrol.Makesure
that the unit hascome to a completestop.
3. Lift dischargedoor and pull grass bag up and awayfrom the
mowerto removethe bag.Disposeof the grass clippingsand
reinstallthe bag whencomplete.
If you strikea foreignobject,stop theengine.Removewire fromthe
spark plug,thoroughlyinspect m owerfor anydamage,and repair
damagebeforerestartingand operating.Extensivevibrationof mower
duringoperationisan indicationof damage.Theunit shouldbe
promptlyinspected and repaired.
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