How To Use Your Tractor; To Set Parking Brake; Stopping; Choke Control - Craftsman 917.270820 Owner's Manual

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HOW' TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch,, When engine is
running, any attempt, by the operator to
leave the seat without first setting the
parking brake will shut off the engine.
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
. Depress clutch/brake pedal into full
"BRAKE" position and hold
o Place parking brake lever in "EN-
GAGED" position and release pressure
from clutch/brake pedal. Pedal should
remain in "BRAKE" position. Make sure
parking brake wili hold tractor secure.
Attachment Clutch
Choke Lever "Engaged"
Control Position
Throttle "Disengaged"
Control ',ilion
Parking Brake
"Brake" led"
Positi_ _ Position
Motion
Pedal "Drive .... Disengaged" Control
Position Position Lever
STOPPING
MOWER BLADES -
,, To stop mower blades, move attach-
ment clutch Lever to "DISENGAGED"
position_
GROUr,,1D DRIVE _ ._
o To stop ground drive, depress
clutchlbrake pedal into ful! "BRAKE" po-
sition.
. Move motion control lever to neutral (N)
position°
IMPORTANT: The motion control lever
does not return to neutral (N) position
when lhe clutch/brake pedal is depressed,
ENGINE -
,, Move throttle control to slow position.
NOTE: Failure to move throttle control to
slow position and allowing engine to idle
before stopping may cause engine to
"bacldire"_
TUrn ignition key to "OFF" position and
remove key. Always remove key when
leaving tractorto prevent unauthorized use.
o Never use choke to stop engine,
NOTE: Under' certain conditions when
tractor is standing idle with the engine run-
ning, hot engine exhaust gases may
cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate
this possibility, always stop engine when
pping tractor on grass areas..
CAUTION. Always stop tractor com.,
pletely, as described above, before leaving
the operator's position, to empty grass
catcher, etc
THROTTLE CONTROL
Always operate engine at full throttle,
= Operating engine at less than full throt-
tle reduces the battery charging rate,
. Full throttle offers the best bagging and
mower performance.
CHOKE CONTROL,
Use choke control whenever you are start.,,
ing a cold engine. Do not use to start a
warm engine
° To engage choke control, pull knob out.
Slowly push knob in to disengage°
TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD
The direction and speed of movement is
controlled by the motion control lever,,
o Stall hactor with motion control lever in
neutra! (N) position,,
o Release parking brake and clutch/brake
pedal
o Slowly move motion control lever to
desired position.
NOTE: The effort to move the motion con-
trol lever well reduce after the first few
hours of use. This is normal.
TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT
The cutting height is controlled by turning
the height adjustment knob in desired
direction.
o Turn knob clockwise (©) to raise cutting
height.
. Turn knob countercloclw_'ise (©)to
lower ct'_tting height.
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