Craftsman T1000 Operator's Manual page 12

SpeedControlLever
Thespeed control l ever,located onthe left sideofthe tractor's
dashconsole, a llowsyouto regulatethegroundspeed of the lawn
tractor.Touse,depress t he clutch-brake pedal a ndmovethe lever
out ofthe parkingbrakenotchandforwardto increase the tractor's
groundspeed. W henadesired speed hasbeenreached, release the
leverintoan appropriate notchto maintainthat speed.
Toslowthe tractor'sgroundspeed, d epress theclutch-brake pedal
andmovethe speed control l everrearwardandrelease it into a
notch.
Parking Brake
Tosetthe parkingbrake, f ully depress t he clutch-brake pedal.Move
the speed control l everall the waydownandintothe parkingbrake
position.Release t he clutch-brake pedalto allowthe parkingbrake
to engage.
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Torelease the parkingbrake, d epress t he clutch-brake pedalandmovethe speed
controlleverout of the notches to the desiredposition.Release the speed control
leverandthe clutch-brake pedal.
NOTE: Theparkingbrakemustbesetif the operator leaves the seatwith the engine
runningor the enginewill automatically shutoff.
Throttle/Choke ControlLever
Thethrottle/choke controlleverislocated on the rightsideof the
tractor'sdashpanel. T hislevercontrols the speed of the engine
andwhen pushed all the wayforward,the chokecontrol a lso.
Whensetinagivenposition,the throttlewill maintainauniform
enginespeed.
IMPORTANT: Whenoperatingthe tractorwith thecuttingdeck
engaged, t he throttle/choke controllevermustalwaysbe inthe
FAST ( rabbit)position.
Ignition Switch
Thekeyswitch
moduleisusedto
startandstopthe
engine.Insertkey
intothe keyswitch
moduleandturn clockwise to the
START position.Release t he keyinto
the normalmowingpositiononce
enginehasstarted.Theheadlights will
beactivated automatically.
Tostopthe engine,turn the ignitionkeycounterclockwise to the STOP p osition.
IMPORTANT: Prior t o operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "SafetyInterlock
System" a nd"StartingTheEngine" laterinthissectionof thismanual f ordetailed
instructions regarding the IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea running machineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO (Blade
EngageLever), m oveshift leverinto neutral position, set parking brake,
stop engineand removekeyto prevent unintendedstarting.
Shift Lever
Theshift leverislocated on the left side
of the fenderandhasthreepositions,
FORWARD, NEUTRAL andREVERSE. The
clutch-brake pedalmustbedepressed
andthetractormustnot bein motion
whenthe movingshift lever.
IMPORTANT: Never f orcethe shift lever.
Doing somayresultin
serious damage to the tractor's
transmission.
DeckLift Lever
Found on yourtractor'srightfender, t he decklift leverisusedto change the height
of the cuttingdeck.Touse,movethe leverto the left, thenplaceinthe notchbest
suitedforyourapplication.
PTO (Blade Engage)Lever
Found on the tractor'sright fender, t he PTO (bladeengage) l ever
is usedto engage powerto thecuttingdeckorother(separately
available) a ttachments. T ooperate,movethe leverall the way
forward.Moving the leverall the wayrearwardinto the PTO OFF
positiondisengages p owerto thecutting deck/attachment.
NOTE: ThePTO (bladeengage) l evermustbein thedisengaged (PTO
OFF) p ositionwhen startingthe engine.
CupHolder
The tractor's c upholder i slocated o nthefender t otheleftofthe
seat.
Seat
Adjustment
Knob
Theseatadjustment k nobislocated onthe bottomsideof the seat.
Use thisknobto adjustthe seatforwardor rearward to a comfortable
operatingpositionbyloosening the knob,positioning the seatto the
desiredpreference, thenretighteningthe knob.
Clutch-Brake Pedal
Theclutch-brake pedalislocated on the left sideof the lawntractor,alongthe
runningboard.Depress t he clutch-brake pedalpartwaydown whenslowing the
tractorbychanging speeds (Referto Speed ControlLever). D epress t he pedal a ll the
waydownto engage the discbrakeandbringthe tractorto acomplete stop.
NOTE: Thepedalmustbedepressed tostart the engine.Refer t o SafetyInterlock
Switches laterin thissectionof thismanual.
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