Craftsman 247288820 tractor

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SpeedControlLever
Thespeedcontrollever,Moatedontheleft sideofthe tractor's
dashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeedofthe lawn
tractor.Touse,depressthe dutch-brakepedalandmovethelever
outofthe parkingbrakenotchandforwardto increasethetractor's
groundspeed.Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached,releasethe
leverintoan appropriatenotchto maintainthat speed.
Toslowthe tractor'sgroundspeed,depressthedutch-brakepedal
andmovethe speedcontrolleverrearwardandreleaseit intoa
notch.
ParkingBrake
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully depresstheclutch-brakepedal.Move
thespeedcontrolleverallthewaydownandintothe parkingbrake
position.Releasethe clutch-brakepedalto allowtheparkingbrake
to engage.
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Toreleasetheparkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedalandmovethe speed
controlleverout of thenotchesto the desiredposition.Releasethe speedcontrol
leverandtheclutch-brakepedal.
NOTE:Theparkingbrakemustbesetif theoperatorleavestheseatwith theengine
runningorthe enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
Throttle/Choke ControlLever
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleverislocatedon therightsideof the
tractor'sdashpanel.Thislevercontrolsthespeedof the engine
andwhen pushedall the wayforward,the chokecontrolalso.
Whensetinagivenposition,the throttlewill maintainauniform
enginespeed.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththecuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbe inthe
FAST(rabbit)position.
Ignition Switch
Thekeyswitch
moduleisusedto
startandstopthe
engine.Insertkey
intothe keyswitch
moduleandturn clockwiseto the
STARTposition.Releasethekeyinto
thenormalmowingpositiononce
enginehasstarted.Theheadlightswill
beactivatedautomatically.
Tostoptheengine,turn the ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto theSTOPposition.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto boththe"SafetyInterlock
System"and"StartingTheEngine"laterinthissectionof thismanualfordetailed
instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO(Blade
EngageLever),moveshift leverintoneutral position, set parking brake,
stopengineand removekeyto prevent unintendedstarting.
Shift Lever
Theshift leverislocatedon theleft side
of thefenderandhasthree positions,
FORWARD,NEUTRALandREVERSE.The
clutch-brakepedalmustbedepressed
andthetractormustnotbein motion
whenthemovingshift lever.
IMPORTANT:Neverforcetheshift lever.
Doingsomayresultin
seriousdamageto thetractor's
transmission.
DeckLift Lever
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,thedecklift leverisusedto changethe height
of thecuttingdeck.Touse,movethe leverto theleft, thenplaceinthe notchbest
suitedforyourapplication.
PTO(Blade Engage)Lever
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)lever
is usedto engagepowerto thecuttingdeckorother(separately
available)attachments.Tooperate,movethe leverall theway
forward.Movingthe leverall thewayrearwardintothe PTOOFF
positiondisengagespowerto thecutting deck/attachment.
NOTE"ThePTO(bladeengage)levermustbein the disengaged(PTO
OFF)positionwhenstartingtheengine.
CupHolder
Thetractor'scupholderislocatedon thefenderto theleft of the
seat.
Seat Adjustment Knob
Theseatadjustmentknobislocatedonthebottomsideof theseat.
Usethisknobto adjustthe seatforwardorrearwardto a comfortable
operatingpositionbylooseningtheknob,positioningthe seatto the
desiredpreference,thenretighteningtheknob.
Clutch-BrakePedal
Thedutch-brakepedalislocatedon theleft sideof the lawntractor,alongthe
runningboard.Depressthedutch-brakepedalpartwaydownwhen slowingthe
tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto SpeedControlLever).Depressthe pedalall the
waydownto engagethediscbrakeandbringthe tractorto acompletestop.
NOTE:Thepedalmustbedepressedtostart the engine.Referto SafetyInterlock
Switcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.
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