Decklift Lever; Pto(Blade Engage)Lever; Ignition Switch; Fuelfill Cap - Craftsman 247.203690 Operator's Manual

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Safety Interlock Switches
Thesafetyinterlock systemisdesigned for safeoperation of the tractor.Ifthis
systemshouldevermalfunction, d o not operate the tractor.
Immediately contact1-888-331-4569 to havethe systemserviced.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem prevents the enginefrom startingunless
the parkingbrakeisengaged andthe PTO (BladeEngage) l everisinthe
disengaged (OFF) p osition.
Thesafetyinterlock s ystem will automatically shutoffthe engineif the
operatorleaves the seatbefore engaging the parkingbrake.
Thesafetyinterlock s ystem will automatically shutoffthe 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 theshift leverin 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 (bladeengage) l everisusedto engage
powerto the cuttingdeck.Tooperate, m ovethe leverall the wayforward.Moving
the leverall the wayrearwardintothe PTO OFF positiondisengages p owerto the
cuttingdeck.
NOTE:The P TO (bladeengage)lever m ustbe inthe disengaged (PTO OFF) position
whenstartingthe engine.
Fuel Fill 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.
FuelFill Cap
Thegasoline tank islocatedunderthe seat.Donotoverfill.
Use extremecarewhen handlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely flammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors or while the
engine ishot or 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 systemis malfunctioning. This
systemwasdesignedfor your safety andprotection.
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 neutral position,set parking brake,stop engine and remove
keyto prevent unintendedstarting.
Off
Start
Figure21
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