Craftsman 247.29931 Tiller User Manual


 
GAS AND OiL FILL-UP f "_
Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)
FirstTimeUse
1. Removeoilfill dipstick.
2. Withthe tilleron levelground,usea funnelto emptyentire
contentsofoil bottleprovidedintotheengine.
3. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
Subsequent Uses
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,SJor higher.Selecttheoil's SAEviscositygradeaccord-
ingtothe expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthechartbelow.
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Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
in coldweather,theywillresultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlytoavoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.
1. Checktheoillevelmakingcertainnotto rubthedipstickalong
theinsidewallsofthe oil filltube.Thiswould resultina false
dipstickreading.Wipedipstickcleanwithcloth. Replacedipstick
intotheoil fillerneck,butdo notscrewit in.Removeandcheck
oil level.Refillto FULLmarkon dipstick,ifnecessary.Capacityis
approximately20oz.Overfillingwillcausethe enginetosmoke
profuselyandwill resultin poorengineperformance.
2. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
3. Keepoil levelatFULL.Runningtheenginewithtoolittleoilcan
resultinpermanentenginedamage.
Transmission/Gear Oil
FirstTimeUse
1. Withthetilleron levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLever
backandthenall thewayup untilthelowestnotchin theleveris
engaged.SeeFigure6.
2. Removetheoilfill plugfromthetransmissionhousingcoverand
locatethemaindriveshaftsituatedinsidethehousing.
See Figure7.
3. The gearoil leveliscorrectifthegearoilis approximatelyhalfway
up thesideofthe maindriveshaft.
4. If the oillevelis low,refertothe transmissiongearoilunderthe
MaintenanceSection.
Depth Regulater Lever
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Figure6
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Figure7
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Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthevaporsare explosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
or whiletheengineishot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesofignition.
Gasoline
1. Removefuelcapfromthefueltank.
2. Makesurethecontainerfromwhichyouwill pourthegasolineis
cleanandfree fromrustorforeignparticles.Neverusegasoline
that maybe stalefromlongperiodsof storageinits container.
Gasolinethathas beensittingforanyperiodlongerthan four
weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.
3. Fillfueltankwithclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly.Do
notusegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuel cap.