Operation - Craftsman 917.255732 Owner's Manual

11 h.p. 38" riding lawn tractor electric start
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KEY
MOWERBLADE
CLUTCH"ENGAGED"
POSITION
HEADLIGHT
THROTTLE
_CONTROL
LEVER
"DISENGAGED"
POSITION
PARKING
BRAKE
"ENGAGED"
POSITION
='DISENGAGED"
CLUTCH/BRAKE
"CLUTCH" POSITION;
"CLUTCH/BRAKE"
POS|TI
ON
FIGURE 10
.... _.
/
G EARSHIFT
LEVER
LIFT
LEVER
PLUNGER
LIFT
R
FIGURE 11
OPERATION
NOTE:
MOWER
OPERATION
IS LISTED
ON PAGE 11.
THIS
TRACTOR
IS
EQUIPPED
WITH
INTERLOCK
SWITCHES
TO
PREVENT
STARTING
OF THE TRACTOR
ENGINE
WHILE
THE
MOWER
BLADE
CLUTCH
LEVER
IS IN THE
"ENGAGED"
POSI-
TION AND/OR
THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER
IS NOT IN "NEUTRAL"
POSITION
(FIG.
10). IMMEDIATELY
REPLACE SWITCHES
THA, T ARE NOT IN PROPER WORKING
ORDER.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT
THE
PURPOSE
OF
THESE
SWITCHES,,
LEARN TO START, STOP AND REVERSE
YOUR
TRACTOR
tN A LARGE,
OPEN
AREA,,
-8-
t,
2.
,
4,.
CAUTION
Keep all shields in place_
Before leaving operator'Jsposition:
a., Shift lever to neutral (Fig,, 10),.
b. Depress Clutch/Brake
Pedal and set Parking Brake (Fig.
10)_
c_ Disengage attachment
clutch
(Mower
Blade
Clutch
Lever) (Fig. 10),_
d. Shut off engine,
eo Remove ignition key=
Wait for all movement
to stop before
servicing
machine°
Keep people and pets a safe distance
away from
machine.
STARTliNG
THE
ENGINE
1. Disengage Mower Blade Clutch Lever (Fig. 10).
2,_ Depress Clutch-Brake
Pedal fully.,
Raise Parking
Brake
Lever and hold in "ENGAGED"
position.
Release Clutch-
Brake Pedal,
CLUTCH-BRAKE
PEDAL
SHOULD
RE-
MAIN
COMPLETELY
DEPRESSED WHEN
FOOT PRESSURE tS RELEASED=
3_
4.
,
Place Gear Shift Lever in "NEUTRAL"
position (Fig t0),
Move Throttle
Control
Lever (Fig_ 10) to "FAST"
detent,
then to the right and upward for "CHOKE '_ position, At
"FAST"
the
position the Lever has a stop., The stop is pro-
vided so that you will know when you are at ful! throttle
"FAST"
position and prevent over travel into choke posi-
tion,
Turn
Ignition
Key clockwise
((_)
to "START"
position
and release Key as soon as engine starts
(Fig.
10)_ Immedi;
ately
move
Throttle
Control
Lever
mid-way
between
"FAST"
and "SLOW"
positions.
NOTE:
DO NOT
RUN
STARTER
CONTINUOUSLY
FOR
MORE
THAN
FIFTEEN
SECONDS
PER
MINUTE.
if
Engine does not start
after
several attempts,
move Throttle
Control
Lever
mid,way
between
"FAST"
and
"SLOW"
positions,
wait
a few minutes
and try again°
ALWAYS
WEAR
SUBSTANTIAL
FOOT-
WEAR
AND
AVOID
LOOSE
FITTING
CLOTHING
THAT COULD GET CAUGHT
IN MOVING
PARTS.
WARMING
UP
THE
ENGINE
Move Throttle Control
Lever mid-way between "FAST"
and
,,
ir
0
SLOW
positions (Fi_, 10)o As engine warms up, move Thr t-
tie Control
Lever to
'FAST"
position.
NOTE: ALLOW
EN-
GINE
TO WARM
UP FOR A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE
OPERATING,.
When restarting
a warm engine, move Throttle
Control
Lever
It
_1
• ,
I'
II
to
FAST
posltmn,
CHOKE
may not have to be used.

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