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

Operator's Manual - Page 16

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5. TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheSTARTposition.Afterthe
enginestarts,releasethekey.It willreturntotheON(orNormal
Mowing)position.
DoNOTholdthekeyintheSTARTpositionforlongerthanten
secondsata time.Doingsomaycausedamagetoyourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Aftertheenginestarts,deactivatethechokecontroland placethe
throttlecontrolinthe FASTposition.
NOTE: DoNOTleavethechokecontrolonwhileoperatingthetractor.
Doingsowillresultina "rich"fuelmixtureandcausetheengineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
If youstrikea foreignobject,stoptheengine,disconnectthespark
plugwire(s)andgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe
machineforanydamage.Repairthedamagebeforerestartingand
operating
1. Ifthe bladesareengaged,placethePTO(BladeEngage)leverin
thedisengaged(OFF)position.
2. TurntheignitionkeycounterclockwisetotheSTOPposition.
3. Removethe keyfromtheignitionswitchto preventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
DonotleavetheseatofthetractorwithoutfirstplacingthePTO
(BladeEngage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)position,depressing
thebrakepedalandengagingtheparkingbrake.If leavingthetractor
unattended,alsoturntheignitionkeyoffandremovethe key.
Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebackinguptoavoida
back-overaccident.
1. Depressthebrakepedalto releasetheparkingbrakeandthenlet
thepedalup.
2. Movethethrottleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
3. PlacetheshiftleverineithertheFORWARDor REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT: DoNOTusetheshiftlevertochangethedirection
oftravelwhenthetractorisin motion.Alwaysusethebrakepedalto
bringthetractorto acompletestopbeforeshifting.
4. Graduallybeginto applypressuretothedrivepedal.Thefurther
downthepedalispushed,thefasterthetractorwilltravelinthe
desireddirectionbasedon thepositionoftheshiftlever.
5. Thelawntractorisbroughttoa stopbyreleasingthedrivepedal
andthendepressingthe brakepedal.
Beforeleavingtheoperator'spositionforanyreason,disengagethe
blades,placetheshiftleverinneutral,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutengineoff andremovethekey.
Whenstoppingthetractorforanyreasonwhileonagrasssurface,
always:
1. Placetheshiftleverinneutral,
2. Engagetheparkingbrake,
3. Shutengineoffand removethekey.Doingsowillminimizethe
possibilityofhavingyourlawn"browned"byhotexhaustfrom
yourtractor'srunningengine.
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