Craftsman 247288840 19.5 HP, Variation Speed 42" Deck Lawn Tractor

Operator's Manual - Page 13

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PARKING BRAKE LEVER
Toset the parkingbrake: Fullydepressthebrakepedal.Movethe
parkingbrakeleverintotheparkingbrakeposition.Releasethebrake
pedaltoallowtheparkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasetheparkingbrake:Depressthebrakepedalandthepark-
ingbrakeleverwillmoveoutofthe parkingbrakepositionon itsown.
Theparkingbrakewillthenbereleased.Releasethebrakepedal.
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbe setiftheoperatorleavestheseat
withtheenginerunningor theenginewillautomaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris
locatedontherightsideofthetrac-
tor'sdashpanel.This levercontrols
thespeedoftheengineand when
pushedall thewayforward,the
chokecontrolalso.Whensetin
a givenposition,thethrottlewill
maintaina uniformenginespeed.
IMPORTANT: Whenoperating
thetractorwiththecuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrol
levermustalwaysbe intheFAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH
Thekeyswitchmoduleisusedto
startand stoptheengine.Insert
keyintothekeyswitchmodule
andturnclockwiseto theSTART
position.Releasethe keyintothe
normalmowingpositiononceen-
ginehasstarted.Theheadlights
willbeactivatedautomatically.
Tostoptheengine,turnthe
ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto
theSTOPposition.
CHOKE
FAST
SLOW
l=, m
IMPORTANT:Priortooperatingthetractor,refertoboththe"Safety
InterlockSystem"and"StartingTheEngine"laterinthissectionofthis
manualfordetailedinstructionsregardingtheIgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Theseatadjustmentleverislocatedbelowthefront/leftoftheseat.The
leverallowsforadjustmentoftheforeandaft positionoftheseat.Refer
totheAssemblysectionof themanual formoredetailedinstructionsfor
adjustingtheseatposition.
AUTO-DRIVE PEDAL
Thedrivepedalislocatedontherightsideofthetractor,alongthe
runningboard.Depressthedrivepedalforwardandthetractorwill
moveinthedirectionthattheshiftleverisengagedin.Tocausethe
tractortotravelforward,whileat acompletestop,movetheshiftlever
intotheForwardposition.Graduallysteponthedrivepedalandthe
tractorwillbeginto moveforward.Tomovein Reverse,followthesame
procedureonlymovetheshiftleverintothereverseposition.
Thegroundspeediscontrolledwiththedrivepedal.Thefurther
forwardthatthepedalispivoted,thefasterthetractorwilltravel.
Thepedalwill returntoits originalpositionwhenit'snotdepressed.
Referto theOperationsectionofthismanualfordetailedinstructions
regardingthedrivepedal.
IMPORTANT=Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleavingthetractor
unattended.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundonyourtractor'srightfender,thedeckliftleverisused
tochangetheheightofthecuttingdeck.Touse,movethe
levertotheleft,thenplaceinthenotchbestsuitedforyour
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundonthetractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leverisusedtoengagepowertothecuttingdeckorother
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall thewayforward.Movingtheleveralltheway
rearwardintothePTOOFFpositiondisengagespowertothe
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE=ThePTO(bladeengage)levermustbeinthe
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingtheengine.
CUP HOLDER
Thetractor'scupholderis locatedon thefendertotheleft of
theseat.
SHIFT LEVER
Theshiftleverislocatedontheleft
sideofthefenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL
and REVERSE.The brakepedal
mustbedepressedandthetractor
mustnotbe in motionwhenthe
movingshiftlever.
IMPORTANT: Neverforcethe
shiftlever.Doingsomayresultin
seriousdamagetothetractor's
transmission.
REVERSE
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BRAKE PEDAL
Thebrakepedalis locatedon theleftsideofthelawntractor,alongthe
runningboard.Depressthebrakepedaltoengagethediscbrakeand
bringthetractortoa completestop.
NOTE=Thepedalmustbe depressedtostarttheengine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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