Deck Lift Lever; Pto (Blade Engage) Lever; Safety Interlock Switches; Fuel/Oil Fill Cap - Craftsman 247.290000 Operator's Manual

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Safety Interlock Switches
Thesafetyinterlock systemisdesigned for safeoperationofthe tractor.Ifthis
systemshouldevermalfunction, d o not operate the tractor.
Immediately contact1-800-4-MY-HOME to havethe system serviced.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem prevents theenginefrom startingunless
the parkingbrakeisengaged andthe PTO (BladeEngage) l everisinthe
disengaged (OFF) p osition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem will automatically shutoff the engineif the
operatorleaves the seatbefore engaging the parkingbrake.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem will automatically shutoff the engineif the
operatorleaves the tractor'sseatwiththe PTO (BladeEngage) leverengaged,
regardless o fwhetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
Theenginewill automatically shutoff if the PTO (BladeEngage)lever is
movedinto the engaged (ON) p ositionwith the shiftleverin Reverse.
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DeckLift Lever
Found onyourtractor'srightfender,the decklift leveris usedto change the height
of thecutting deck.Touse,movethe leverto the left, then placeinthe notchbest
suitedfor yourapplication.
PTO(Blade Engage)Lever
Found onthe tractor'sright fender, t he PTO (blade engage) leveris usedto
engage powerto thecutting deck. T ooperate,movethe leverall the wayforward.
Movingthe leverall the wayrearwardintothe PTO OFF positiondisengages p ower
to the cuttingdeck.
NOTE: ThePTO (bladeengage) l evermustbe inthe disengaged (PTO OFF) position
whenstartingthe engine.
FuelFill Cap
TheFuelFillCap islocatedbelowthe seat.Refer t o the Assembly sectioninthis
manual f orinstructions on fuelingthistractor.
Oil Fill Cap
TheOilFillCap is located belowthe seat.Referto the Assembly s ectioninthis
manual f orinstructions on checking andaddingoil to thistractor.
Fuel Fill Cap
Thegasoline tank islocatedunderthe seat.Donot overfill.
Use extremecarewhen handlinggasoline.Gasoline i sextremelyflammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoorsor while the
engine ishotor running. Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes, a ndother
sources of ignition.
Fordetailedinformationonaddingfuel,referto Fuel R equirements i nthe Assembly
sectionofthis manual.
Donotoperate the tractor if the interlock systemismalfunctioning. This
systemwasdesignedfor your safetyand protection.
Ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchisactivatedtostart the engine.Insertkeyinto the ignition
switchandturn clockwise to the START position.Release t he keyinto the ON
positiononceenginehasfired. SeeFigure 21.
Tostopthe engine,turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwise to the OFF position.See
Figure 21.
Neverleavea running machineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO, m ove
shift leverinto neutralposition,set parking brake,stop engine andremove
keyto prevent unintendedstarting.
off
On
Start
Figure21
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