Craftsman 247.37683 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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Drive
Recoil Starter
Side Discharge Chute
Spark Plug
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Oil Fill Cap/D
Mulch Plug
BLADE CONTROL
Thebladecontrolisattachedtotheupperhandleofthemower.
Depressandsqueezeit againsttheupperhandletooperatetheunit.
Releaseittostopengineandblade.
Cutting Height
Adjustment Levers
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SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE
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Yourmoweris shippedasa mulcher.Todischargethegrassclippings
tothesideinstead,followtheinstructionsin theAssemblysectionto
attachthesidedischargechute.
Thisbladecontrolisa safetydevice.Neverattempttobypassits
operations.
DRIVE CONTROL
Thedrivecontrolislocatedontheundersideoftheupperhandleand
isusedtoengagethedrive.Squeezeitagainsttheupperhandleto
engagethedrive; releaseittoslowdownorstopmowerfrompropel-
ling.
MULCH PLUG
Themulchplugisusedformulchingpurposes.Insteadofcollecting
thegrassclippingsin agrasscatcheror usingthesidedischarge
chute,somemowermodelshavetheoptionof recirculatingthe
clippingsbacktothelawn.Thisiscalledmulching.
RECOIL STARTER
Therecoilstarterisattachedtotherightupperhandle.Standbehind
theunitandpullthe recoilstarterropetostarttheunit.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthechuteareaoncuttingdeck.Refer
towarninglabelontheunit.
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT LEVERS
Oneadjustmentleverislocatedoneachwheeland isusedtoadjust
thecuttingheight.All fourlevershavetobeat thesamerelative
positiontoensurea uniformcut.
GAS CAP
Removethegascaptoaddfueltothefueltank.Useclean,fresh,
regularunleadedgasolinewitha minimumof86 octane.
OIL FILL CAP/DIPSTICK
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionsoncheckingtheoil.
SPARK PLUG
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionsonsparkplug
replacement.
Meets ANSI Safety Standards
CraftsmanLawnMowersconformto thesafetystandardoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI).
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