Craftsman 917383280 lawn mower

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OPERATION
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HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
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CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without mulcher plate in place and door
latch in locked position or approved
clipping deflector or grass catcher in
place. Never attempt to operate the
lawn mower with the rear door removed
or propped open.
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ENGINE SPEED CONTROL (See Fig. 4)
The engine speed is controlled by a lever (red knob)
located on the side of the engine "HIGH" (,r_) position is
for starting the engine, normal cutting, and better grass
bagging° "LOW" (_) position is for light cutting, trim-
ming and fuel economy_
ENGINE ZONE CONTROL
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CAUTION: Federal regulations require
an engine control to be installed on this
lawn mower in order to minimize the
risk of blade contact injury. Do not un-
der any circumstances attempt to de-
feat the function of the operator control.
The blade turns when the engine is
running.
Your lawn mower is equipped with an operator pres-
ence control bar which requires the operator to be
positioned behind the lawn mower handte to start and
operate the tawn mower
ENGINE SPEED
CONTROL LEVER
TO INSTALL ATTACHMENTS
(See Figs. 5 & 6)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher To install attachments for bagging ordischarging:
o Open rear door, remove mulcher plate_
= You can now install catcher or optional clipping deflec-
tor/.
o To return to mulching operation reverse the above
steps, BE SURE MULCHER PLATE IS INSTALLED
BEFORE USING FOR MULCHING OPERATION,
PRIMER
FIG. 4
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REAR DOOR
FIG. 5
MULCHER PLATE
FIG. 6
TO INSTALL GRASS CATCHER (See Fig. 7)
Lift the rear'door on the lawn mower housing and place
the grass catcher frame onto the formed up tabs on the
rear door hinge bracket_
o The grass catcher is secured to the lawn mower when
the rear door is lowered onto the grass catcher frame
HINGE
BRACKET 11
FORMEDUP TA_
GRASSCATCHER FRAME
FIG. 7
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