Engaging The Parking Brake; Setting The Cutting Height; Starting The Engine - Craftsman 247.288812 Operator's Manual

• Theenginewill automaticallyshut off if the PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris movedintothe engaged(ON)positionwith the shift lever
in Reverse.
IGNITION SWITCH
The ignitionswitchis activatedto startthe engine.Insertkeyinto the
ignitionswitchand turnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
key intothe ON positiononceenginehasfired. See Fig. 7.
Tostop theengine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwise to the OFF
position.See Fig. 7.
NEVER leavea runningmachineunattended.Alwaysdisengage
PTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,set parkingbrake,stop
_engne and removekeyto preventun ntendedstartng.
iMPORTANT: Prior to operatingthetractor,referto both Safety
InterlockSwitchesand StartingThe Enginein the Operationsectionof
this manualfor furtherdetailedinstructions.
On
off
Start
Figure 7
SETTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT
1. Select the heightpositionof the cuttingdeck by placingthe deck
lift leverin anyof the six differentcuttingheightnotcheson the
rightsideof the fender.
Keephandsand feet awayfrom the dischargeopeningof the cutting
deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Donot operatethe tractorif the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
This systemwas designedfor yoursafetyand protection.
NOTE: Referto the Gasolineand Oil fill-up instructionsearlierin this
section.
1. Insertthe tractorkey intothe ignitionswitch.
2. Placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolby movingthethrottle/chokeleverall
the way up into thechoke position.
5. Turnthe ignitionkey clockwiseto the STARTposition.Afterthe
engine starts,releasethe key.It will returnto the ON(or Normal
Mowing)position.
DO NOT holdthe key in the STARTpositionfor longerthanten
secondsat a time. Doingso may causedamageto yourengine's
electricstarter.
6. After the enginestarts,deactivatethe chokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolin the FASTposition.
NOTE: Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthe tractor.
Doingso will resultin a "rich"fuel mixtureand cause theengineto run
poorly.
ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE
To engage the parking brake:
1. Fullydepressthe clutch-brakepedaland hold it downwith your
foot.
2. Movethe speedcontrolleverall the way downand intothe
parkingbrakeposition.
3. Releasethe clutch-brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo
engage.
To release the parking brake:
1. Depressthe clutch-brake pedal and movethe speedcontrol lever
outof the parkingbrakepositionand intoa desiredspeed.
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