Craftsman 917.377352 Owner's Manual page 7

HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn
mower without mulcher plate in
place and door closed or without an
approved clipping deflector or
grasscatcher in place. Never
attempt to operate the lawn mower
with the rear door removed or
propped open.
ENGINE SPEED
The enginespeed iscontrolledby a lever
locatedon the sideof the engine. Fast(_
positionis for startingengine,normalcutting
and bettergrassbagging. Slow (_.)
positionis for lightcutting,trimmingandfuel
economy
Engine speed control lever
ENGINE ZONE CONTROL
CAUTION: Federal regulations require an
engine control to be installed on this lawn
mower in order to minimize the risk of
blade contact injury Do not under any
circumstances attempt to defeat the
function of the operator control The blade
turns when the engine is running
• Your lawn mower is equipped with an
operator presence control bar which
requires the operator to be positioned
behind the lawn mower handle to start
and operate the lawn mower
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
• Raise wheels for low cut and lower
wheels for high cut,
• Wheels are set in low cut for shipping
Adjust cutting height to suit your
requirements Medium position is best
for most lawns
• To change cutting height, squeeze
adjuster lever toward wheel, Move
wheel up or down to suit your require-
ments Be sure all wheels are in the
same setting
NOTE: Adjuster is properly positioned when
plate tab inserts into hole in lever Also, 9-
position adjusters (if so equipped) allow lever
to be positioned between the plate tabs
Lower for high cut Piate tab
Raise wheels for high
cut
TO ATTACH GRASS CATCHER
• Close the flip lid Flip lid must be closed
while operating lawn mower
• Lift the rear door on the mower housing
and place the grass catcher frame onto
the formed tabs on the rear door hinge
bracket,
• The grass catcher is secured to the lawn
mower housing when the rear door is
lowered onto the grass catcher frame,
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without clipping deflector or approved
grass catcher in place Never attempt to
operate the lawn mower with the rear door
removed or propped open
• Reardoor
Hinge
b_ck_.
Grass
catcher frame
Formed
tabs
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER
• To remove grass catcher, release
operator presence control bar to stop
engine.
• Lift up rear door and remove the grass
catcher by the handle.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when
emptying; it will cause unnecessary wear.