Craftsman 247.28904 Manual Del Operador página 13

PARKING BRAKE LEVER
Toset the parkingbrake: Fullydepressthe brakepedal. Movethe
parkingbrakeleverintothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
To release the parkingbrake: Depressthe brakepedaland the park-
ingbrakeleverwill moveoutof the parkingbrakepositionon its own.
Theparkingbrakewillthen be released.Releasethe brakepedal.
NOTE=The parkingbrakemustbe set if the operatorleavesthe seat
with the enginerunningor the enginewill automatically shut off.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris
locatedon the right sideof the trac-
tor'sdash panel.This levercontrols
the speedof the engineand when
pushedall theway forward,the
chokecontrolalso. Whenset in
a givenposition,thethrottlewill
maintaina uniformenginespeed.
IMPORTANT=Whenoperating
the tractorwith the cuttingdeck
engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrol
levermustalwaysbe in the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH MODULE
Thekey switch moduleisusedto
startand stopthe engine.It is also
usedto activatethe ReverseCaution
Mode(bladesoperatewhileriding
in reverse).Insertkeyinto the key
switchmoduleand turn clockwiseto
the STARTposition.Releasethe key
intothe normalmowingpositiononce
enginehas started.Theheadlights
will be activatedin the Normal(and
ReverseCaution)modes.
Tostop the engine,turnthe ignitionkey
counterclockwise to theSTOPposition.
CHOKE
FAST
SLOW
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IMPORTANT: P rior to operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and "StartingThe Engine"laterin this sectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructions regardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule
and operatingthe tractorin REVERSE CAUTIONMODE.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended. AlwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverintoneutralposition,setpark-
ingbrake,stopengineand remove keyto prevent u nintended starting.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
The seat adjustmentleveris locatedunderthe front ofthe seat.Toadjustthe
seat,slidethe seat adjustmentleverto the left andslidethe seat forwardor
rearward.Makesure seat is lockedinto positionbeforeoperatingthe tractor.
AUTO-DRIVE PEDAL
The drivepedal islocatedon the rightside of the tractor,along the
runningboard.Depressthe drivepedalforwardand the tractorwill
movein the directionthat the shiftleveris engagedin. Tocausethe
tractorto travelforward,whileat a completestop,movethe shift lever
intothe Forwardposition.Graduallystep on the drivepedal and the
tractorwill beginto moveforward.Tomovein Reverse, f ollow the same
procedureonlymove theshift leverintothe reverseposition.
The groundspeediscontrolledwith the drivepedal.Thefurther
forwardthat the pedal is pivoted,thefasterthe tractorwill travel.
The pedalwill returnto its originalpositionwhenit'snot depressed.
Referto the Operationsectionof this manualfor detailedinstructions
regardingthedrive pedal.
IMPORTANT= Alwaysset the parkingbrakewhenleavingthe tractor
unattended.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundon your tractor'srightfender,the deck lift leveris used
to changethe heightof the cuttingdeck.To use, movethe
leverto the left, thenplacein the notch bestsuitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeck or other
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe
leverall theway forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardintothe PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: The PTO(bladeengage)levermustbe in the
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingthe engine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of
the seat.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift leveris locatedon the left
sideof the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD, N EUTRAL
and REVERSE. T heclutch-brake
pedalmustbe depressedand the
tractormustnot be in motionwhen
the movingshift lever.
IMPORTANT=Neverforce the
shiftlever.Doingso may resultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission.
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CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL
The clutch-brake pedal is locatedon the left sideof the lawntractor,
along the runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalto engagethe
disc brakeand bring the tractorto a completestop.
NOTE=The pedalmustbe depressed to startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin this sectionof this manual.
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