Using The Transmission Bypass Rods; Adjusting Rh & Lh Drive Control Levers - Craftsman 247.25001 Operator's Manual

USING THE TRANSMiSSiON BYPASS RODS
If for any reasonthe ridingmowerwillnot driveor youwish to movethe
riding mower,the two hydrostatictransmissions are equippedwith a
bypassrodthat will allowyou to manuallymovethe riding mowershort
distances.
Do nottow the ridingmower,evenwith the bypassrod engaged.
Serioustransmissiondamagewill resultfrom doing so.
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrod in the rear of the ridingmower.
See Figure32.
RH Transmission
Bypass
PullOut Bypass
RodThenLower
into Slot
Keyhole Slot
Figure32
2. Pullthehydrostatic bypassrodoutward, t hendown,to lockitinplace.
3. Repeattheaboveproceduretoengagethe otherbypassrod on
theother sideof the ridingmower.
4. Withthe bypassrodsengagedand with the aid of an assistant,
carefullypushthe riding moweroff of the shippingpallet.
5. After movingthe ridingmower,disengageboth bypassrods. Lift
the rod and guidethe flangeof the rod backthroughthe larger
circularopeningof the keyhole,then releasethe rod.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrod ispulledout. Returnthe rod to itsnormalpositionprior to
operatingthe ridingmower.
Neverattemptto movethe ridingmowermanuallywithoutfirstopen-
ling the hydrostaticr, elief valve.Doingso will result in seriousdamage
[to the ridingmowers transmission.
ADJUSTMENTS
Shuttheengineoff, removethe ignitionkey and engagethe parking
brakebeforemakingadjustments. P rotectyourhandsby usingheavy I
lg oveswhen hand ng the b ades. j
Adjusting RH & LH Drive Control Levers
TheRHandLHdrivecontrol l evers canbe adjusted upor downandfore-
and-aft f orthecomfort o ftheoperator. Thedrivecontrol l evers canbeplaced
ineitheroftwoheightpositions, and/orcanbe moved forward or rearward
withintherange oftheslotineachcontrol l evermounting bracket.
Toadjust thedrive controlleverheight,proceedas follows:
1. Removethe flangelock nut, flat washer,and hexscrewsecuring
the leverto the pivot bracket.
2. Whilesupportingthecontrol leverto keepitfromfalling, remove
the hex insertflangelock nut and shoulderscrewfromthe bottom
of the control leverand pivot bracket.Referto Figure33.
f
\
Fiat Washer
Hex
Shoulder
Screw
Pivot Bracket 1
%2:°' J
Figure33
3. Repositionthe controlleverto alignwith theother set of holesin
the pivot bracketand insertthe shoulderscrewremoved earlier.
Fastenwith the hexinsert f langelock nutand tighten untilsnug.
4. Insertthe hex screwwith washerthroughthe control leverslot
and the pivot bracket.Threadtheflange lock nutontothe screw,
but do nottightennow.
5. If you are goingto adjust thecontrol leversforwardor rearward,
proceedtothe next step.If not, fully tightenthe flangelock nut.
Toadjustthedrivecontrol l eversforward or rearward, proceedasfollows:
1. If not alreadyloose, loosenthe flangelock nut and rotatethe
control levereitherforwardor rearwardto thedesiredposition.
See Figure32.
NOTE:If thecontrol l everistootightto move,slightlyloosenthehexinsert
flangelocknutandshoulderscrewatthebottomof thecontrollever.
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