Craftsman 247.28980 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
FUSE
Beforeservicing,repairing,or inspecting,alwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Afuse is installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protectthe trac-
tor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessiveamperage.
Ifthe electricalsystemdoesnot function,or yourtractor'senginewill
notcrank,firstcheckto becertainthatthe fusehasnotblown.It is
locatedunderthe hood,mountedbehindthe top ofthe dashpanelon
the supportbar.
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.) improvestarting
incold weather,theywill resultinincreasedoilconsumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid
possibleenginedamagefrom runninglowon oil.
Tochecktheengineoil, proceedas follows:
1. Ensurethatthetractoris on a levelsurface.
2. Cleantheoilfill areaof any debris.
3. Removethe dipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.
4. Insertandtightendipstick.
5. Removethe dipstickandcheckthe oil level.It shouldbeat the
Fullmarkon thedipstick.SeeFigure19.
Alwaysusea replacementfusewiththe sameamperagecapacityas
the blownfuse.
TIRES
Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownon thesidewall
of thetire.
Referto thetiresidewallfor exacttire manufacturer'srecommendedor
maximumpsi. Donot overinfiate.
Uneventire pressurecouldcausethecuttingdeckto mowunevenly.
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE
BELT
Severalcomponentsmustberemovedandspecialtoolsusedin order
to changethetractor'stransmissiondrivebelt.Seea Searsor other
qualifiedservicedealerto havethetransmissiondrivebelt replaced.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengagePTO
(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove
to preventunintendedstarting.
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
,E _Warmer_
Colder _ 32°F
Figure19
6. Iflow,addoil slowlyintothe engineoil fill. Donot overfill.After
addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen rechecktheoil level.
Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausethe engineto notstart,
hardstarting,or enginesmoking.IfovertheFULLmarkonthe
dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.
7. Replaceandtightendipstick.
5W20
Oil Viscosity Chart
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