Craftsman 917.289072 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerim
ofthefueltankorcontaineropeningat
alltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Donot
useanozzlelock-opendevice.
Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changecloth-
ingimmediately.
Neveroverfillfueltank.Replacegascap
andtightensecurely.
GENERALSERVICE
Neveroperatemachinein a closed
area.
Keepallnutsandboltstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Check
theirproperoperationregularly.
Keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves,or
otherdebrisbuild-up.Cleanoilorfuel
spillageandremoveanyfuel-soakedde-
bris.Allowmachinetocoolbeforestoring.
Ifyoustrikeaforeignobject,stopand
inspectthemachine.Repair,ifnecessary,
beforerestarting.
Nevermakeanyadjustmentsorrepairs
withtheenginerunning.
Checkgrasscatchercomponentsandthe
dischargechutefrequentlyandreplace
withmanufacturer'srecommendedparts,
whennecessary.
Mowerbladesaresharp.Wraptheblade
orweargloves,anduseextracaution
whenservicingthem.
Checkbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjust
andserviceasrequired.
Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruction
labels,asnecessary.
Besuretheareaisclearofbystanders
beforeoperating.Stopmachineifanyone
entersthearea.
Nevercarrypassengers.
Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutely
necessary.Alwaystookdownandbehind
beforeandwhilebacking.
Nevercarrychildren,evenwiththe
bladesshutoff.Theymayfalloffand
beseriouslyinjuredorinterferewithsafe
machineoperation.Childrenwhohave
beengivenridesinthepastmaysuddenly
appearinthemowingareaforanother
rideandberunoverorbackedoverby
themachine.
Keepchildrenoutofthemowingarea
andinthewatchfulcareofaresponsible
adultotherthantheoperator.
* Bealertandturnmachineoffifachild
entersthearea.
Beforeandwhilebacking,tookbehind
anddownforsmallchildren.
Mowupanddownslopes(15°Max),not
across.
Choosealowgroundspeedsothatyou
willnothavetostoporshiftwhileonthe
slope.
Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningona
slope.Ifthetirestosetraction,disengage
thebladesandproceedslowlystraight
downtheslope.
If machinestopswhilegoinguphill,
disengageblades,shiftintoreverseand
backdownslowly.
Donotturnonslopesunlessnecessary,
andthen,turnslowlyandgradually
downhill,ifpossible.