Before Starting - Craftsman 917.257721 Owner's Manual

TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig° 9)
o Adust mower to desred cutting height
o Lower mower witt tiff contro Remow_ rear reta er
sprng and ctevs pR wheh secure each gauge whee
o Lower gauge wheetsto ground Raise gaugewheets
s ight y_io align robs in bracket and gauge whee bar
and nsen cevis pns Gauge wheeis sho;d be slightty
off the ground_
r_eplace reta rer springs Rio clevis pin&
RETAiNeR
SPR_NG
GAUGE
BRACKET
70 OPERATE MOWER (See Figs° 7 arid 8)
Your tractor is equ pped with an operator prese _cese "_sin 9
switch Any attempt by tte operator to leave t_e seat wth
the enine turn ng and ti_e attachment c utc"_e_ gaged wl
shut off the engine
o Select desired hegh of e_t
_owe mower wth attachment/fl centre
o Stad mawer bad_s by engag "_g attachment cLtch
co n to/
o TO STOP MOWER BLADES - d set,gage _ ttach _ee_t
ck£;c"_control
CAUT_ON: Do r}ot operate the mower
without e_ther the ehtire grass catcher,
o_ mowers so equipped_ or the dis,-
RUNNER
TO OPERATE ON H_LLS
o Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
his
o Avoid stopping or chasgng speed on hiI_s
f sowug s necessary, move t_ rotde centre} fever to
sower posit on
o is absotute y necessary, push ciutch/brake
peda quck/y to brake poster and engage parkir_g
brake
o Move gearah ft lever to ! sl gear and range shfl tever to
ow (L) post on_ Be sure you have allowed roorn for
tractor to re st ght/y as you resta£ movement
To resta£ rrtovement slowy release park sg brake and
o Make atl turns slowly
TO TRANSPORT
o Raise attachment ift to highest poster with attach _
'_,qent f l coRt;'ol
o When push n9 or tcw g your tractor be sure gearsh ft
eve_ s n neutral (N} portiere
Do Rot push el tow tractor at more tha_ ire (5} MPH.
NOTE: To pratect hood from damae when transpo_ r_g
your tractor on a truck or a trailer be sure hood s cosed
ard sec.Jred to tractor Use aS appropriate means of tyng
hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc}
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
(See Fig_
11)
o The e_g n_.n ym tractor has been sh pped, from the
factop_ already fled wth smmer weight oi
o Check engne oi! wth tractor' on _eve ground.
o Remove oil fl/cadd pst ck a_d wpe clea_%reinsert the
d pstick and pusi it a/:he way down into the tube war
for a few seconds remove arid read oii /eve tf
'/ecessapL add el uni '_FULL mark on dpstick s
reached. Do _{'t ovedili
For cod weather ope ation you she< Id change o1 fo
easm sta_t sg (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" n the
Customer Respor_sibitities Sector of thS manual}_
o To cha '_geengne o, see the Customer ReapeRs bi *
tes sect on n this manual
OIL F_LL CAP/DIPSTiCK
F_G i0 FIG, 11