Craftsman 917250560 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 14

For 917250560.

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OPERAT Of
TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS (See Fig. 7)
Adjust gauge wheels with tractor on a flat level surface..
o
o
Adjust mower to desired cutting height..
Lower mower with lift control. Remove rear retainer
spring and clevis pin which secure each gauge wheel..
o Lower gauge wheels to ground. Raise gauge wheels
slightly to align holes in bracket and gauge wheel bar
and insert clevis pins° Gauge wheels should be slightly
off the ground..
o Replace retainer springs into clevis pins_
RETAINER
SPRING '_
CLEVI. _
GAUGE
WHEELBAR
GAUGE
WHEEL
BRACKET
FIG. 7
TO OPERATE MOWER (See Figs. 5 and 6)
Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing
switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with
the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will
shut off the engine..
o Select desired height of cut.
Lower mower' with attachment lift control
°
o
Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch
control
TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment
clutch control.
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CAUTION: Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher,
on mowers so equipped, or tile dis-
charge guard in place.
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TO OPERATE ON HnLLS
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CAUTION: Do not drive up or down !
hills with slopes greater than 15 ° and
' do not drive across any slope, i
, Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills..
o Avoid stopping or' changing speed on hills.
° If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to
slower position°
If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake
edal quickly to brake position and engage parking
rake..
° Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT; THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES
NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POStTION WHEN THE
CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
° To restart movement, stowlyrelease parking brake and
clutch/brake pedal,
° SIowty move motion control lever to slowest setting..
° Make sit turns slowly_
TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 5 and 9)
When pushing or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage
transmission by placing freewheel contro] in freewheeling
position_ Free wheel control is located at the rear drawbar
of tractoL
o Raise attachment tift to highest position with attach-
ment lift control..
o
o
Remove retainer spring from freewheel control rod.
Push control rod in to disengage transmission and
reinsert retainer spring into control rod hole now on
back side of the brackeL
° Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPHo
= To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting
yourtractor on a truckor a trailer, be sure hood is closed and
secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood
to tractor (rope, cord, etc.,).
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DISCHARGE
GUARD
FIG. 8
t4 FIG. 9
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