To Operate Mower; To Operate On Hills; To Transport; Before Starting The Engine - Craftsman 3One 917.257661 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 10)
Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing
switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with
the engine running and the attachment cMch engaged will
shut off the engine.
- Select desired height of cut.
° Lower mower with attachment lift control.
o Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch
control.
° TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch control.
CAUTION: Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or the dis-
charge guard in place.
ATTACHMENT CLUTCH LEVER
"DISENGAGED = POSITION
"ENGAGED"
ATTACHMENT
LEVER
HIGH POSiTiON
}' LOW
,_: " POSITION
J;
5"
__, DISCHARGE
GUARD
. Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
o Make all turns slowly
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs.
8 and 11)
When pushing or towing y_ur tractor, be sure to disengage
transmission by placing freewheel control in freewheeling
position. Free wheet control is located at the rear drawbar
of tractor,
• Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control.
• Pull freewheel control knob out and hold in positionby
inserting retainer spring into forward hole of control rod.
• Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.
• To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
your tractor on a truckor a trailer_ be sure hood is closed and
secured totractor° Use an appropriate means of tying hood,
to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
FIG. 11
FIG. 10
TO OPERATE ON HILLS
CAUTION: Do not drive up or down
hills with slopes greater than 15° and
do not drive across any slope.
- Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills.
° Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
° If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
slower position.
= If stopping is absolutely necessary, push cMch/brake
pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking
brake.
- Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE
CLUTCHIBRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
. To restart movement, slowly release parkingbrake and
clutch/brake pedal,
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig, 18)
- The engine in your tractor has been shipped, from the
factory, already filled with summer weight oil.
- Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.
• Unthread and remove oil fill cap/dipstick; wipe oil off.
Reinsert the dipstick into the tube and rest oil fill cap on
the tube. Do not thread the cap onto the tube. Remove
and read oil level, if necessary, add oil until "FULL"
mark on dipstick is reached_ Do not overfill.
° For cold weathei" operation you should change oil for
easier starting (See "OIL VISCOSITY CHART" in the
Customer Responsibilities section of this manual).
= To change engine oil, see the Customer Responsibili-
ties section in this manual.