Craftsman 88721 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
DriveControl
Control
ElectricStartIgnitionKey
ShiftLever
RecoilStarter.....................
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
0il Cap/Dipstick
Y
Gas Cap
Side Discharge Chute
Air Cleaner
Spark Plug
Primer Bulb
J
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BLADE CONTROL ELECTRIC START IGNITION KEY
Thebladecontrolisattachedtotheupperhandleofthemower.See
Figure9. Depressand squeezeitagainsttheupperhandletooperate
theunit.Releaseitto stopengineand blade.
Theelectricstartignitionkeyislocatedontheleft sideofthehandle
panel.Itisusedonlyfortheelectricstarter.
SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE
Thisbladecontrolisa safetydevice.Neverattempttobypassits
operations.
Yourmoweris shippedasa mulcher.Todischargethegrassclippings
tothesideinstead,followtheinstructionsin theAssemblysectionto
attachthesidedischargechute.
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
LEVER
Thecuttingheightadjustmentleverislocatedabovethe
left rearwheel.Toadjustthecuttingheight,referto the
Assemblysection.
DRIVE CONTROL
Thedrivecontrolislocatedontheupperhandle.Squeezethedrive
controltoengagethedrivesystem.Releaseittodisengagethedrive
system.
SHIFT LEVER
Theshiftleverislocatedonthedrivecontrolhousingontheupper
handle.Thisleverisusedto selecttheforwardspeedofthemower.
Whenchangingspeedselection,releasethedrivecontrol.
IMPORTANT:Movetheshiftleveronlywhentheengineis running.
Changingtheshiftleversettingwiththeengineoff candamagethe
mower.
Keephandsandfeetawayfromthechuteareaoncuttingdeck.Refer
towarninglabelontheunit.
RECOIL STARTER
Therecoilstarterisconnectedtothesupportrodandislocatedon the
rightsideofthelowerhandle.Standbehindtheunitandpulltherecoil
starterropetostarttheunit.
GAS CAP
Removethegascapto addfuel tothe fueltank. Useclean,fresh,
regularunleadedgasolinewitha minimumof87 octane.
SPARK PLUG
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionsonsparkplug
replacement.
OIL CAP/DIPSTICK
Referto theMaintenancesectionforinstructionsoncheckingtheoil.
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