Craftsman 486.242182 Lawn Mower User Manual


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OPERATION
HOW TO USE YOUR DETHATCHER
RAISING/LOWERING THE DETHATCHER
• Toraisethedethatcherfortransport,liftuponthe
front of the dethatcher and secure it with the transport
hook.Lowerthedethatcherbyreleasingthetransport
hook.
SETTING THE OPERATING POSITION
• Theoperatingheightofthedethatcheriscontrolled
bythegaugewheelatthefrontofthedethatcher
andisnotadjustable.Thecorrectwheelposition
wasdeterminedingure2whenyouassembledthe
wheel.
• Setthesweepertothedesiredoperatingheight.(The
bestheightisusuallywiththebrushessetabout1/2"
downintothegrass.)Refertoyoursweeperowner's
manual.
USING THE DETHATCHER
Regularremovalofthatchiscriticaltothemaintenance
ofahealthylawn.Thatchislayerofstems,clippings,
runners,rootsandleavesthathavenotdecayed.
Excessivethatchpreventsair,waterandfertilizerfrom
reachingtheroots.Thedethatcherwilleffectivelydislodge
excessivethatchfromyourlawn.
• Startwiththetractorinlowgear.Varytheforward
speedtodeterminethebestspeedformaximum
dethatcher performance.
• Useacrisscrosspatterntoachievethemosteven
removalofthatch.
• Onslopes,alwaysoperateinanupanddown
direction only.
• Avoidextremelysharpturns.
• Avoidtowingthedethatcheracrosssuddensteep
dipsinthegroundwhiledethatching.Lossofground
contact with the gauge wheel could cause the
dethatchertobepulledbackunderneaththesweeper.
MAINTENANCE / STORAGE
ServiceDates
Checkforloosefasteners X
 Checkforwornordamagedparts X X
 Cleaning X X
 MAINTENANCESCHEDULE
Fill in dates as you
 completeregularservice.
Before each use
Aftereachuse
Everyseason
Before storage
• Ifrustappearsonthespringtines,sandlightlyand
coat with enamel paint.
• Alwaysstoreinadryarea,andcoatexposedmetal
with light oil when not in use.
• Beforeeachuse,checkallnutsandboltsfor
tightness.
• Cleanaftereachusetohelppreventrust.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Readandfollowthemaintenancescheduleandthemaintenanceprocedureslistedinthissection.
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