Craftsman 917.386410 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
GRASS CATCHER
o The grass catcher may be hosed v_ith
water, but must be dry when used.,
Remove grass catcher from mower
before cleaning
Check your grass catcher often for ;
damage or deterioration Through
norrnal use it will wear. If catcher
needs replacing, replace only with a
manufacbJrer approved replacement
catcher Give the lawn mower model
number when ordering.
CLEANING
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CAUTION: Remove fuse from motor and
ptace it in a safe place away from mower
" Turn lawn mower on its side.. Clean the
underside of your lawn mower by scraping to
remove build-up of grass and trash
o Keep finished surfaces and wheels free of all
gasoline, oil, etc,
DQ NOT use a garden hose to clean lawn
mower. Use a damp cloth to wipe grass and
dirt from mower.
CAUTION: Before performing any
service or adjustments:
Release operator presence control
bar and stop motor.
Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
o Remove fuse from motor and keep
in a safe place away from mower.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear delleqtor; attached between
the rear wheels of your mower, is
provided to minimize the possibility that
objecls wil! be thrown out of the rear of
the mower into the operator mowing
position I[ the deflector becomes
damaged, _should be replaced.
TO ADJUST HANDLE
Your lawn mower handle can be raised
or lowered for your mowing comlorL
Four (4) positions are available: high,
medium high, medium low and low.
Handles are shipped mounted in the
medium low position.
Before making adjustments, remove
fuse. To change from medium low to
medium high position, the upper and
lower handle sections will have to be
turned over.
Remove the cen[rols and operator
presence control bar from the upper
handle.
o Remove hairpin cotters.
Disconnecl the lower handle from the
handle brackets.
° Turn the handle over and reassemble
the hairpin cotlers that have been
removed
° Reassemble the controls and the operator
presence control bar to Ihe upper handle.
CAUTION: The operalor presence control bar
must pivot freely to pen'nit switching off the
motor when control baris released. Do not
overtighten the fasteners holding the corrtrols to
the upper handle_
,' To change from medium low to high position
only the upper handle section will have to be
fumed over
°. To change from medium low to low pos_fion,
only the lower handle section will have to be
turned over
Shipping Position
. Medium
f_'l Low J_: Medium
..,f_ High
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f'q ,_ Low
' High '._
BATTERY
The battery in your mower is a recharge-
able 24 volt sealed lead acid battery.
TO GET THE MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE,
WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING:
Fully recharge battery prior to initial use.
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