Craftsman 247.88933 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
The operationofanylawnmowercan resultinforeignobiectsbeing
thrownintothe eyes,whichcandamageyoureyesseverely,Always
wearsafetyglasseswhileoperatingthe mower,orwhileperforming
any adiustmentsor repairson it,
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline,Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive,Neverfuelmachineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running,Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesof ignition,
GAS AND OIL FILL°UP
Gas Fill
acidsduringstorage,Acidicgas candamagethefuelsystemof an
enginewhilein storage,
To avoidengineproblems,thefuelsystemshouldbeemptiedbefore
storagefor 30 daysor longer,Drainthegastank,starttheengine
andbt it rununtil thefuel linesandcarburetorareempty,Use
freshfuel nextseason,SeeSTORAGEInstructionsfor additional
information,
ge mayoccur,
IMPORTANT:Themoweris shippedwithoutgas in thefuel tank,
Neverfill thefueltankcompletely,Fill the tanktonomorethan
1/2=inchbelowbottomof fillernecktoprovidespaceforfuel
expansion,
Alwaysuseclean,fresh,unbadedgradeautomotivegasoline,
Fill thefuel tankoutdoorsand usea funnelorspoutto prevent
spilling,Makesurethatthe containerfromwhichyou pourthe
gasolineis cleanandfree fromrustorotherforeignparticles,
Makesureto wipe offanyspilledfuelbeforestartingtheengine,
At theendofthejob,emptythefueltank if themoweris not
goingto beusedfor 30 daysor longer,Storegasolineina cban
containerandkeepthe cap in placeon the container,SeeSTOR=
AGEinstructionsforadditionalinformation,
Besureno oneotherthanthe operatoris standingnearthelawn I
mowerwhile startingengineor operatingmower,Neverrunengine l
indoorsor inenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas,Engineexhaust
containscarbonmonoxide,anodorbss anddeadlygas, Keephands,I
feet,hair,andlooseclothingawayfromanymovingparts
Oil Fill
IMPORTANT:Themoweris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine;
however,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating,Oil shouldbe
changedonce afterthefirst twohoursof operationandevery25hours
of operationthereafter,Usethegradeof engineoil specifiedinthe
Maintenancesection,
1, Removetheoilfill cap/dipstickfromthe oilfill tube,
2, Checkthatthe levelof oil is uptothe FULLmarkon the dipstick,
Ifneeded,pouroil slowlyintothe oilfill tubeuntila FULLoil level
is achieved,
3, Replacethe oilfill cap/dipstick,
STARTmNG THE MOWER
1, Rebaseallcontrolsonthe mowerto preventwheelsor blades
fromrotating,
2, Movegearshift leverto neutral(N) position,
3, Movethe throttb/chokecontrolleverfullyupwardtochokesetting
I_1 tostarta cold engineorto fast(rabbit)setting_11 to starta
warmengine,
4, Tostart engineusingrecoilstarter:
a, Standon bft side(asviewedfrombehindhandbbars)ofma-
chine,Besureyour feetaresafelyawayfromthe underside
of themowerdeckandall mowercontrolsarereleased,
b, Graspstarterropehandb andpullslowlyuntilropepulls
slightlyharder,Let roperewindslowly,Then pullropewitha
rapid,full armstroke,Letropereturnslowly,Ifenginefailsto
start afterthreepulls,repeatinstructions(trysettingthrottle
at fastsetting),
c, Whenenginestarts,operateinfast throttlesetting_1_
(movethrottle/chokecontrolbver fromchokesettingto fast
setting),
Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeandduringreverseoperation,Stop
the mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse,
Ifyou strikea foreignobiect,stopthe engine,Removewirefromthe
sparkplug,thoroughlyinspectmowerforanydamage,andrepair
damagebeforerestartingandoperating,Extensivevibrationof
mowerduringoperationis anindicationofdamage,The unitshould
bepromptlyinspectedandrepaired,
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