Craftsman 247.27022 - Manual (Page 12)

on the biade pedal, push the blade lock down with
your heel. It should click into the “blade engaged”
position. To disengage the blade lock, simply push
down on the blade pedal and release the iock.
Stopping the Riding Mower
See page 9 for detailed instruction.
NOTE: Do not leave the key in the ON position when
you are not operating the mower. Such action will drain
the battery dead.
NOTE: Do not choke carburetor to stop engine.
To Empty Grass Catcher
Stop the mower completely, pull up on the parking
brake knob and take the ignition key out. Get off the
operator’s seat.
Pivot the hood assembly up. Pull up the
grasscatcher bag by the handle and take it to the
proper disposal site. See Figure 7 .
Hold the bag away from your body. Push down on
the bag lever and let the bottom section of the bag
fall downwards. Grass clippings will be disposed off
from the bottom. See Figure 7.
Tap the bag on the ground so that the three legs of
the bag press against the ground. The bag lever
shouid snap close whiie you push the bag
downwards.
Replace the bag on to the mower making sure the
bag is placed on the flange on top of the discharge
chute. Pivot the hood assembly down.
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Grass Catcher
Bag
Hood
Assembly
Using the Riding Mower
Observe safety rules listed on pages 3-5 of this manual
for safe operation of your riding mower. The
recommended mowing pattern is given below;
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Figure 7
• Before mowing, make sure that the cutting deck is
leveled. For deck adjustment, refer to page 17.
• You can engage the blade by pressing on the biade
engagement pedal with your ieft foot whiie sitting at
the operator’s position.
• When mowing an area for the first time, watch out
for objects lying on the grass. If you strike a foreign
object, stop the engine. Remove wire from spark
plug and thoroughly inspect the riding mower for
any damage. Repair the damage before operating
it again.
• Avoid scalping the lawn by adjusting the cutting
height upwards and/or sharpening the blades.
• Mow at fuii throttle. Learn the terrain on which you
are mowing. For best mowing results, mow only
when the grass is dry.
• Mow grass often and in regular intervals so that you
can cut only 1/3 of the grass biade in one mowing.
• To empty grass bag, stop the riding mower
completely, engage the parking brake, and turn
the ignition off. This will prevent the hot engine
exhaust gas from browning the grass.
• Many communities no longer haui grass clippings
to landfills. Composting the clippings from your
grass catcher is a viable solution. For this you will
have to empty the grass catcher at the designated
composting site.
Mulching
• Your riding mower is equipped with a mulching plug
to mulch the grass and recycle into the lawn instead
of collecting in the grasscatcher bag.
• Mulch only when the grass is dry. Mulching wet
grass may damage the underside of the deck
because wet grass tends to stick to it. Clean deck
thoroughly if you mulch wet grass.
• For effective mulching, overlap mowing paths so
that the clippings are distributed evenly.
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