Height Adjustment - Craftsman 247.388240 Owner's Manual

Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm
stroke. Keeping a firm gdp on the recoil starter,
let the rope return to the starter slowly.
Using Your Lawn Mower
Your mower isdesigned to operate as a mulchingor a
side discharge unit.
• For convertingfrom a mulcher to a side
discharge unit, refer to instructionson page 8.
Do not operate mower without the mulching
deflector or the grass catcher properly
installed and tightly secured.
• Be sure that lawn is clear of stones, sticks,
wire, or other objects which could damage lawn
mower or engine. Such objects could be
accidently thrown bythe mower in any direction
and cause serious personal injury to the
operator and others.
• For best results, do not cut wet grass because
it tends to stick to the underside of the mower,
preventing proper discharge of grass clippings,
and could cause you to slip and fall. New grass,
thick grass or wet grass may require a
narrower cut. Blade speed should be adjusted
to the conditionof the lawn.
• The best mowing pattern is one that allows the
clippingsto discharge towards the uncut part of
the lawn. This permits recutting of the clippings
to further pulverize them. When cutting high
weeds, discharge towards cut portion, then
recut at right angles to first direction.
• For a heaithylawn, alwayscut offone-thirdor
lessof thetotal lengthofthe grass.Lawn should
be cut inthe fall as longas there isgrowth.
• This mower is designed to be operated at full
throttle to give you the best cut and do the
most effectivejob of bagging the clippings.
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WARNING: If the mower strikes a foreign
object, stop the engine. Remove spark plug
wire from spark plug and thoroughly inspect
the mower for any damage. Repair the
damage before restartingthe mower.
Extensive vibration during operation is an
indicationof equipment damage.
Using Grass Catcher
You can use the grass catcher bag to collect clippings
while operating the mower.
• Attach the grass catcher to the mower following
instructionson page 8 of this manual.
Operate the mower tillthe grass catcher bag is
full, or the job has been completed whichever is
earlier.
Stop the engine completely by releasing the
blade controlhandle. Make sure that the unit
has come to a complete stop and the blade has
stopped rotating. Empty the grass catcher bag
as follows.
Lift the discharge door and pull the grass bag
away from the mower as shown in Figure 12.
Holdingthe bag firmly, carry the bag away from
the mower. Dispose offthe clippings
appropriately.
"_b) Chute Door
Bag Handle
Hold bag with
Figure 12
Height Adjustment
Refer to height adjustments section of this manual on
page 16 for instructionon how to adjust the cutting
height and the handle height.
For best results in mowing, keep the cutting height
positionhigh until it is determined which height is best
for your lawn.
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