How To Operate The Mower Blade; How To Set The Cutting Height; How To Engage The Drive System - Craftsman 107.280340 Operator's Manual

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How to Set the Cutting Height
1. Adjust the cutting height by raising or lowering the
deck lift lever (A, Figure 8) into the desired height of
cut notch (B).
2. When mowing is completed, set the deck lift lever to
the highest position, then stop the blade.
FIGURE 6
_ WARNING DO NOT leave the machine with the
I engine running. STOP blade. STOP engine. Shift to
l neutral and engage parking brake. Remove key.
7. To stop the engine, turn the key.
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FIGURE 8
How to Operate the Mower Blade
1. To engage the blade, move the blade lever (A, Figure
7) to ON position, then depress the blade pedal (B) to
hold the blade lever in the ON position.
2. To stop the blade, release the blade pedal. The blade
lever will return to the OFF position.
FIGURE 7
s_op WARNING If blade does not come to a complete
in 3 seconds or less, the blade brake must be
adjusted. DO NOT operate machine until proper
adjustment has been performed by an authorized
service dealer.
How to Engage the Drive System
WARNING DO NOT blades in
operate
reverse.
STOP BLADES. LOOK and SEE behind and down for
children, pets and hazards before and while backing.
1. Fully depress the clutch/brake pedal (A, Figure 9).
2. Place the transmission shift lever (B, Figure 10) into
the first forward speed notch (C).
3. Smoothly release the clutch/brake pedal to begin
forward motion.
4. During forward motion, the transmission shift lever
may be placed in any desired forward speed without
depressing the clutch/brake pedal.
5. To stop the machine, fully depress the clutch/brake
pedal. Shift to the Neutral (N) position.
NOTE: For best cutting results, use a slower forward
speed with the engine throttle set to FAST.This combi-
nation will allow the mower blade to lift the grass while
cutting smoothly and evenly.
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