Craftsman 917.273060 - Manual (Page 15)

• The average lawn should be cut to
approximately 2-1/2 inches during the
cool season and to over 3 inches during
hot months. For healthier and better
looking iawns, mow often and after
moderate growth.
• For best cutting performance, grass
over 6 inches in height should be
mowed twice. Make the first cut rela­
tively high; the second to desired height.
TO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS
Gauge wheeis are properly adjusted
when they are slightly off the ground when
mower is at the desired cutting height in
operating position. Gauge wheels then
keep the deck in proper position to help
prevent scalping in most terrain condi­
tions.
• Adjust gauge wheels with tractor on a
flat level surface.
• Adjust mower to desired cutting height.
• Lower mower with lift control. Remove
rear retainer spring and clevis pin which
secure each gauge wheel.
• Lower gauge wheels to ground. Raise
gauge wheels slightly to align holes in
bracket and gauge wheel bar and insert
clevis pins. Gauge wheels should be
slightly off the ground.
• Replace retainer springs into clevis
pins.
Retrainer
Spring
Clevis Pin
Gauge
Wheels
Bar
Gauge
Wheel
Bracket
TO OPERATE MOWER
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch. Any attempt by
the operator to leave the seat with the
engine running and the attachment clutch
engaged will shut off the engine.
• Select desired height of cut.
• Lower mower with attachment lift con­
trol.
• Start mower blades by engaging attach­
ment clutch control.
• TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disen­
gage attachment clutch control.
A.CAUTION: Do not operate the mower
without either the entire grass catcher, on
mowers so equipped, or the discharge
guard in place.
Attachment Lift Lever
High Position
K Low
..^Position
_j! Discharge
\ Guard
Attachment Clutch
Switch Pull Out To
-Engage’
Push In To
“Disengage’
TO OPERATE ON HILLS
iAkCAUTION; Do not drive up or down
hills with slopes greater than IS** and do
not drive across any slope. Use the slope
guide provided at the back of this manual.
• Choose the slowest speed before start­
ing up or down hills.
• Avoid stopping or changing speed on
hills.
• If slowing is necessary, move throttle
control lever to slower position.
engage parking I
• Move motion controi iever to neutral (N)
position.
IMPORTANT: The motion control lever
does not return to neutral (N) position
when the clutch/brake pecral is depressed.
• To restart movement, slowiy release
parking brake and clutch/brake pedal.
• Slowly move motion controllever to
siowest setting.
• Make all turns slowly.
TO TRANSPORT
When pushing or towing your tractor, be
sure to disengage transmission by placing
freewheel control in freewheeiing posi­
tion. Freewheel control is located at the
rear drawbar of tractor.
• Raise attachment lift to highest position
with attachment lift control.
• Remove retainer spring from freewheel
control rod.
• Push control rod in to disengage trans­
mission and reinsert retainer spring into
control rod hole now on back side of the
bracket.
• Do not push or tow tractor at more than
two (2) MPH.
• To reengage transmission, reverse
above procedure.
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