Stopping The Engine; Driving The Tractor - Craftsman 247.28902 Operator's Manual

STARTING THE ENGINE
Donotoperatethetractorif theinterlock system is malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesigned for yoursafety andprotection.
NOTE:Refer to theGasoline andOilfill-upinstructions earlierin this
section.
1. Insertthetractorkeyintotheignitionswitch.
2. PlacethePTO(BladeEngage) l everin thedisengaged ( OFF)
position.
3. Engage thetractor'sparking brake.
4, Activate thechokecontrol b ymoving thethrottle/choke leverall
the wayup intothechokeposition.
5. Turntheignitionkeyclockwise totheSTART position. A fterthe
enginestarts,releasethekey.It willreturnto theON(or Normal
Mowing) p osition.
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6. Aftertheengine starts,deactivate thechoke controlandplacethe
throttlecontrolin theFAST position.
NOTE:DoNOTleavethechoke controlon whileoperating thetractor.
Doingsowill resultin a "rich"fuelmixtureandcausetheengineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
I _ouncl'against' theengi'ne. :rhoroughly i nspectthe
l__ore restariing and
operating
1. If the bladesareengaged, p lacethe PTO(BladeEngage) leverin
thedisengaged (OFF)position.
2. rum the ignitionkeycounterclockwise totheSTOPposition.
3. Remove thekeyfromtheignitionswitch to prevent u nintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessive speedandsuddenstops.
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Donotleavethe seatof thetractorwithout f irstplacingthePTO I
(BladeEngage)lever i n thedisengaged (OFF)position, depressing I
thebrakepedalandengaging theparking brake.If leavingthetractorJ
unattended, alsoturntheignitionkeyoffand remove thekey. I
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I Always lookdownandbehindbefore and whilebacking up to avoida
I back-over accident.
1. Depress thebrakepedalto release theparkingbrakeandlet the
pedalup.
2. Move the throttle l everintotheFAST (rabbit)position.
3. Placetheshiftleverin eithertheFORWARD or REVERSE
position.
IMPORTANT:DoNOTusethe shiftlevertochangethedirection
oftravelwhenthetractorisin motion. A lwaysusethebrakepedalto
bringthetractortoa complete stop beforeshifting.
4. Release theparking brakebydepressing theclutch-brake pedal
and positioning thespeedcontrolleverindesiredposition.
IMPORTANT:First-time o perators shouldusespeedpositions 1 or
2. Become completely f amiliar withthetractor's operation andcontrols
before operating thetractorin higher speedpositions.
5. Release clutch-brake pedalslowlyto putunitintomotion.
6. Thelawntractorisbro_Jght to a stopbydepressing theclutch-
brakepedal.
NOTE:Whenoperating theunitinitially, t herewillbe littledifference
between thehighest t wo speeds untilafterthebeltshaveseated
themselves i ntothepulleys duringthebreak-in period.
Before leavingtheoperator's p ositionforanyreason, d isengage the
blades, p lacetheshiftleverin neutral, e ngage theparkingbrake,
shutengine off andremove thekey.
IMPORTANT:Whenstopping thetractorforanyreason whileon a
grasssurface, a lways:
1. Placetheshiftleverin neutral,
2. Engage theparking brake,
3. Shutengine off andremove thekey.Doingsowillminimize the
possibility of having yourlawn"browned"byhotexhaust f rom
yourtractor's running engine.
If unitstallswithspeed controlin highspeed,or if unitwillnotoperate
withspeedcontrolleverin a lowspeedposition, p roceed asfollows:
1. Placeshiftleverin NEUTRAL.
2. Restart e ngine.
3. Placespeedcontrol l everin highestspeedposition.
4. Release clutch-brake p edalfully.
5. Depress clutch-brake pedal.
6. Placespeedcontrol l everin desiredposition.
7. Placeshiftleverin eitherFORWARD or REVERSE, and follow
normal o perating procedures.
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