General Service - Craftsman 917.28008 Operator's Manual

• Keep thenozzle i ncontact with therim
ofthefuel t ankorcontainer opening a t
all t imes until fueling i scomplete. Donot
usea nozzle l ock-open device.
• Iffuet isspilled onclothing, change cloth-
ingimmediately.
• Never overfill fueltank. Replace gas cap
and tighten s ecurely.
GENERALSERVICE
• Neveroperate machine in a closed
area.
• Keep a ll n uts and botts t ightto b esure the
equipment isinsafe working c ondition.
• Nevertamperwith safety d evices. Check
their p roper operation regularly.
• Keep machine freeofgrass, leaves, or
other d ebris b uild-up. Clean oilorfuel
spillage and remove any fuel-soaked de-
bris. Allow machine tocool before storing.
• If youstrike a foreign o bject, stop and
inspectthe machine. Repair, ifnecessary,
before r estarting.
• Never make anyadjustments orrepairs
withtheengine r unning.
• Checkgrass catcher componentsand the
discharge chute frequently andreplace
with manufacturer's recommended parts,
when necessary.
• Mowerbladesaresharp. Wrapthebtade
orwear g loves, anduseextra caution
when servicing them.
• Checkbrakeoperationfrequentty. Adjust
andservice a srequired.
• Maintain orreptacesafetyand instruction
labels, asnecessary.
• Besure thearea isclear o fbystanders
before operating. Stop m achine ifanyone
enters t hearea.
• Never carry passengers.
• Donot m ow inreverse unless absolutely
necessary. Always took d own a nd behind
before a nd while backing.
• Nevercarrychildren, e venwiththe
blades s hut o ff. They may falloffand
beseriously injured o rinterfere with safe
machine operation. Children whohave
been g iven r ides i nthe past may suddenly
appear inthemowing a rea foranother
ride andberunover o rbacked o ver b y
themachine.
• Keep children o utofthemowing a rea
and inthe watchful care ofaresponsible
adult o ther thantheoperator.
• Bealert a ndturnmachine offifa child
enters t hearea.
• Before a ndwhile backing, lookbehind
anddown forsmall children.
• Mow upand down s lopes ( 15 °Max), not
across.
• Choose alow ground s peed s othatyou
willnot h ave tostop orshift w hile onthe
slope.
• Avoid starting, stopping, orturning o na
slope. Ifthetireslosetraction, disengage
theblades a ndproceed slowly straight
down t heslope.
• If machine stopswhilegoinguphill,
disengage blades, shift i nto reverse and
back down slowly.
• Donot t urn onslopes u nless necessary,
andthen,turn slowly andgradually
downhill, ifpossible.