Operation; Deck Lift Handle; Rh And Lh Drive Control Levers; Power Take-Off Switch - Craftsman 247,204110 Operator's Manual

Fuel L evel Window\ l\
FueiTankCap
LH Drive RH Drive
ControlLever ControlLever
LCD Service Minder &
HourMeter
ignition Switch
Cup Holder
Tray
LH Transmission Byic
\nsmissionBypassRod
Figure 10
Nowthat youhavesetupyourridingmower,it'simportant to become acquainted
with itscontrols andfeatures.Refer t o Figure 10.
NOTE: References to LEFT, RIGHT, FRONT, andREAR i ndicate t hat positionon the
ridingmowerwhenfacingforwardwhileseated in the operator's s eat.
CupHolder
Thecupholderislocated towardthe rearof the RHconsole to the right ofthe
operator's seat.
RHand LHDriveControl Levers
TheRH andLHcontrol l eversarelocated on eachsideof the operator's s eat.These
hingedleverspivotoutwardto openspace to permitthe operator to either sit inthe
tractorseat,or to dismount t he tractor.Theleversmustbefullyopened out andin
the neutralpositionto startthe tractorengine. W henthe levers arefully outward,
the parkingbrakeisalsoengaged.
Each levercontrols the respective RHor LHtransmission. Consequently, theselevers
StorageTray
Thestorage tray islocated at the rearofthe RH console.
DeckHeight index
Thedecklift handleislocated onthe front!right of the console, a ndisused
to raiseandlowerthe mowerdeck.Pullthe handleto the left out of the
indexnotchandpushdownwardto lowerthedeck,or pullupwardto raise
the deck.Whenthedesiredheightisattained,movethe lift handleto the
right untilfully inthe index notch.
DeckLift Handle
Thedecklift handleis located onthe front/right of the seatboxframe,and
isusedto raiseandlowerthe mowerdeck.Pull t he handle tothe left out of
the indexnotchandpushdownward to lowerthe deck, o r pullupward to raise
thedeck.When the desired heightisattained, m ovethe lift handle to the
rightuntilfullyinthe indexnotch.
controlall of the movements o fthe tractor.Drivingandsteeringutilizingthese
controlleversisquitedifferentfrom conventional tractors, a ndwill takesome
practice to master. R efer t o Operation forinstructions on usingthe controllevers.
PowerTake-Off(PTO) S witch
ThePTO switchislocated on the RHconsole to the right ofthe operator's seat.The
PTO switchoperates the electricPTO clutchmountedon the bottomof the engine
crankshaft. P ullthe switchknobupwardto engage the PTO clutch,or pushthe knob
downwardto disengage the clutch.ThePTO switchmustbeinthe "disengaged"
positionwhenstartingthe engine.
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