Craftsman 917252641 OWNER'S MANUAL

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PARKING

"BRAKE

LEVER

TRAC T O!,_ O I,,'_E l_ A T loft!

1 WiLb eilSli_io _tlilll ii(t alld warm, place 'Ft'trollle Colrtrol mid-

way between "S" arid "F" positions

Push Clutch,Brake Pedal (Fig, 13) down firmly to unlock

Parking Brake and hold Clutch-Brake Pedal in Brake posi-

rich,

3 Move Gear Shif_ Lever to desired gear (Fig 13}

4 Release Clutch Brake Pedal SLOWLY to start movement

Vaddrive Contact Lever (Fig, 14) controls ground speed in

any of the selected gear ranges of the transaxle, Move Con-

trol Lever' forward to increase speed, move Control Lever

rearward to decrease speed. The Control Lever has a normal

range of movement, DO NOT EXCEED THIS NORMAL

RANGE OF MOVEMENT BY EXERTING EXCESSIVE

PRESSURE ON LEVER Varidrive Speed Control is

especially valuable when load is not uniform. When engine-

driven attachments ale overloaded, such as with heavy lawn

mowing or deep snow throwing, the ground speed may be

reduced with the Control Lever to relieve the load while

the attachment continues to operate at full speed,

NOTE: ALWAYS SELECT A GROUND TRAVEL SPEED

THAT WILL SUIT THE TERRAIN AND THE ATTACH _

MENT BEING USED

BRING TRACTOR TO COMPLETE STOP

BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS,

NEVER PLACE YOUR HANDS OR FEET

IN OR UNDER ANY POWERED ATTACH-

MENT OR NEAR ANY MOVING PART

WHILE TRACTOR OR ANY POWERED

ATTACHMENT IS RUNNING.

DO NOT OPERATE THE MOWER WITH-

OUT EITHER THE ENTIRE GRASS CAT-

CHER, ON MOWERS SO EQUIPPED, OR

THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD IN PLACE.

NOTE: ALWAYS OPERATE ENGINE AT FULL ENGINE

RPM WHEN MOWING TO ASSURE BETTER MOWING PER,.

FORMANCE, LONG ENGINE LIFE AND PROPER DIS-

CHARGE OF CUT MATERIAL

STOPPING YOUR TRACTOR

1 Push Clutcil-Brake Pedal comptetet7 into "BRAKE" posi-

tion Raise Parking Brake Lever and hold in "ENGAGED"

position (Fig 12), Release Brake Pedal

L i_ll CLUTCH_BRAKE PEDAL SHOULD RE- 1

MAIN COMPLETELY DEPRESSED WHEN

FOOT PRESSURE IS RELEASED_

2, Move Gear Shift Lever to _'N _ position.

3, Place Attachment Clutch Leverqn '*DISENGAGE" posi-

tion (Fig. 14) and lower atl_achrnent with Attachment

Lift Lever (Fig 13)

4 Move Th=ottte Control to "S" position

5 Move Varidrive Control Lever rearward to "SLOW" posi-

tion

6, Turn Ignition Key to "OFF" position and remove Key,

,_ REMOVE KEY WHEN LEAVING TRAC-

TOR TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED

USE_

MAKE SURE PARKING BRAKE WILLHOLD TRACTOR SECUREr.

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