Sears 917.25953 User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

OPERATION

TO OPERATE MOWER (See Fig. 10)

Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sens

ing switch., Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat

with the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged

wil! shut off the engine,

« Select desired height of cut

• Lower mower with attachment lift control.

• Start mower biades by engaging attachment clutch

controi,

• TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment

clutch control.

CAUTION: Do not operate the mower

without either the entire grass catcher,

on mowers so equipped, or the dis

charge guard in place.

TO OPERATE ON HILLS

CAUTION: Do not drive up or down

hills with slopes greater than 15° and

do not drive across any slope.

Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down

hills.

Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.

If slowing is necessary, move throttle control Sever to

slower position.

If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake

pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking

brake.

Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.

IMPORTANT: THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES

NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE

CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL tS DEPRESSED.

• To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and

clutch/brake pedal.

» Slowly move motion controi lever to slowest setting.

" Make all turns slowly.

TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 8 and 11)

When pushing or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage

transmission by placing freewheel control in freewheeling

position. Free wheel controi is located at the rear drawbar

of tractor.

» Raise attachment lift to highest position with attach

ment lift controi,

” Pul! ireewheei control knob out and hold in position by

inserting retainer spring into forward hoieof control rod,

' Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2) MPH.

• To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.

NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting

your tractor on a truck or a trailer, be sure hood is closed

and secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying

hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc)

BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE

CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL (See Fig. 17)

" The engine in your tractor has been shipped, from the

factory, already filled with summer weight oil.

• Check engine oii with tractor on level ground.

» Remove oii fill cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the

dipstick and screw cap tight, wait for a few seconds,

remove and read oil level If necessary, add oil until

"FULL” mark on dipstick is reached. Do not overfill.

• For cold weather operation you should change oil for

easier starting (See “OIL VISCOSITY CHART” in the

Customer Responsibilities section of this manual).

• To change engine oii, see the Customer Responsibili

ties section in this manual;

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