Craftsman Mow-N-Vac 486.24505 Owner's Manual page 18

Read this owner's manual and safety rules before
operating your Mow-N-Vac.
BEFORE STARTING
• Your Mow-N-Vac _ngine is shipped without oil or
gasoline. Service the Mow-N-Vac engine with oil and
gas as instructed in the separate engine manual.
• Inspect the Mow-N-Vac to make sure all covers (rear
door, hard top boot, elbow, hose adapter, hose and
deck adapter are properly attached.
• Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).
WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors, or
with the engine running, or while the engine
is hot. Do mot smoke while filling tank.
HOW TO STOP YOUR MOW-N-VAC
• To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to the
OFF position.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from plug to prevent
accidental starting while equipment is unattended or
is being worked on.
CAUTION: The muffler and adjacent
areas are hot!
HOW TO START YOUR MOW-N-VAC
WARNING: Never start or run the engine
without all covers being properly attached
to the blower housing and cart.
• Check oil and gas in Mow-N-Vac engine.
• Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
• Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position.
(A warm engine may not require choking.)
• Move throttle control lever on engine to FAST posi-
tion.
• Grasp starter handle and pull rope out slowly until
engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will
pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind
slowly.
• Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keep a firm grip on starter handle. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
• Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until
engine fires. When engine starts, move choke control
gradually to RUN position.
HOW TO USE YOUR MOW-N-VAC
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CAUTION: -Vehicle braking and stability
may be affected with the addition of an
accessory or an attachment, Be aware of
changing conditions on slopes.
• Before beginning operation, inspect the Mow-N-Vac
to make sure all covers (rear door, hard top boot,
elbow, hose adapter, hose and deck adapter) are
properly attached.
• Begin operation at low speed, adjusting forward
speed to match grass height and/or moisture condi-
tion to prevent clogging.
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WARNING: Should your Mow-N-Vac
become clogged, shut off tractor and
Mow-N-Vac engine. Before attempting to
unclog, remove wire from spark plug to
prevent accidental starting.
CAUTION: Never drive over gravel or
rocks with the mower blades engaged
and running.
• To empty cart, shut off tractor engine and set
brake.
• Shut off Mow-N-Vac engine.
• Remove rear door from cart.
• Release the latch holding cart down to the tongue by
pulling up on the latch lever. See figure 33.
CAUTION: To avoid possible injury, be
sure that no one is near the cart before
releasing the latch.
•" Using a rake or suitable tool, pull the grass clippings
and/or leaves out of cart.
• After cart is emptied, tip cart forward and secure to
tongue with latch. Reattach the rear door and the
hard top boot.
FIGURE 33
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