Operation; Blade Control; Cutting Height Adjustment Lever; Mulch Cover - Craftsman 247.374301 Operator's Manual

Recoil Starter
Primer
Gas Cap
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Lever
Side Discharge
Cover
Cutting Height
Adjustment
Lever
BladeControl
Thebladecontrol i sattached to the upperhandleof the mower.Depress a nd
squeeze it against t he upperhandle to operatethe unit. Release i t to stopengine
andblade.
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SideDischarge Cover
Yourmowerisshippedasamulcher. T odischarge thegrassclippings to the side
instead, follow the instructions inthe Assembly section to attachthe sidedischarge
cover.
This bladecontrol isasafetydevice.Neverattempt to bypassitsoperation.
Cutting HeightAdjustmentLever
Oneadjustment l everislocated on the right rearwheelandoneislocated onthe
rightfront wheel. Bothlevers haveto beatthe samepositionto ensure a uniform
cut.Toadjustthe cutting height,referto the Assembly Section.
MulchCover
Themulchcoverisusedfor mulching purposes. Instead of collectingthe grass
clippings in agrass catcheror usingthe sidedischarge c hute,somemowermodels
havethe optionof redrculating the clippingsback to the lawn.Thisiscalled
mulching.
Primer
Theprimerislocated inthe centerof the airfilter. SeeFigure 11inset.Theprimeris
usedto pumpgasinto the carburetor a ndaid instartingthe engine.
Keephandsandfeet awayfrom the chutearea on cutting deck.Referto
warninglabel on the unit.
TrailShield
Thetrail shieldisattached to the rearof the mowerandisthereto protectthe
operatorfromflying debris.Donot usethe mowerunless the shieldisfully
functionalandin place.
RecoilStarter
Therecoilstarterisattached to the rightupperhandle.Stand behindthe unit and
pullthe recoil s tarterropeto startthe unit.
GasCap
Remove t hegascapto addfuel to the fueltank.Useclean, f resh,regular u nleaded
gasoline.
MeetsANSISafety Standards
Craftsman LawnMowers conform to the safetystandard of the American National S tandards I nstitute(ANSI).
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