To Operate On Hills; To Transport; Service Reminder/Hour Meter; Checking Engine Oil Level - Craftsman 917.28870 Operator's Manual

TO OPERATE ON HILLS
_IWARNING: Do not drive up or down
hills with slopes greater than 15 ° and do not
drive across any slope. Use the slope guide
provided at the back of this manual.
, Choosetheslowestspeed beforestarting
up or down hills.
* Avoid stopping or changing speed on
hills.
, If stopping is absolutely necessary, push
brake pedal quickly to brake position and
engage parking brake.
, To restart movement, slowly release park-
ing brake and brake pedal.
Slowly depress appropriate drive pedal to
slowest setting.
Make all turns slowly.
TO TRANSPORT
When pushing or towing your tractor, be
sure to disengage transmission by placing
freewheel control in freewheeling position.
Freewheel control is located at the rear
drawbar of tractor.
1. Raise attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
2. Pullfreewheelcontroloutand intotheslot
and release so it is held in the disengaged
position.
* Do not push or tow tractor at more than
two (2) MPH.
, To re-engage transmission, reverse above
procedure.
TRANSMiSSiON ENGAGED
TRANSMiSSiON DISENGAGED
TOWING CARTS AND OTHER ATTACH-
MENTS
Tow only the attachments that are recom-
mended by and comply with specifications
of the manufacturer of your tractor. Use
common sense when towing. Too heavy of
a load, while on a slope, is dangerous. Tires
can lose traction with the ground and cause
you to lose control of your tractor.
SERVICE REMINDER/HOUR METER
Service reminder shows the total number
of hours the engine has run and flashes to
indicate that the engine or mower needs ser-
vicing. When service is required, the service
reminder will flash for two hours. To service
engine and mower, see the Maintenance
section of this manual.
NOTE: Service reminder runs when the
ignition key is in any position but "STOP".
For accurate reading, be sure key remains
in the "STOP" position when engine is not
running.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
The engine in your tractor has been shipped,
from the factory, already filled with summer
weight oil.
1. Check engine oil with tractor on level
ground.
2. Remove oil fill cap/dipstick and wipe
clean, reinsert the dipstick and screw cap
tight, wait for afew seconds, remove and
read oil level. If necessary, add oil until
"FULl" mark on dipstick is reached. Do
not overfill.
For cold weather operation you should
change oil for easier starting (See the
oil viscosity chart in the Maintenance
section of this manual).
To change engine oil, see the Mainte-
nance section in this manual.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when
transporting your tractor on a truck or a trailer,
be sure hood is closed and secured to tractor.
Use an appropriate means of tying hood to
tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
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