Craftsman 247.28902 Operator's Manual

perator'sI:RnFrSMRN°LAWN TRACTOR19.5 HI:),42" DeckElectric Start, 7 SpeedModel No. 247.28902• Espanol, P. 59This product has a low emission

IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil in theengine.However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.RefertotheService& Maintenancesectionforin

f.-\Figure33. Placethe steeringwheelcap overthecenterofthe steeringwheeland pushdownwarduntilit"clicks"intoplace.Attaching The SeatNOTE: Ify

fACBDGFJFigure6A SpeedControlLever/ ParkingBrakeLeverB Throttle/chokecontrolleverC IgnitionSwitchModuleD DeckLiftLeverE PTOLever(BladeEngage)F CupHold

SPEED CONTROL LEVERThespeedcontrollever,locatedontheleft sideofthetractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethegroundspeedofthelawntractor.Touse,d

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP0ilIMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil intheengine.However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becarefulnotto overfill.F

SAFETY iNTERLOCK SYSTEMThesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedforsafeoperationofthetrac-tor.Ifthis systemshouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethetractor,imme

STARTING THE ENGINEDonotoperatethetractoriftheinterlocksystemismalfunctioning.Thissystemwasdesignedforyoursafetyandprotection.NOTE: RefertotheGasoline

DRiViNG ON SLOPESRefertotheSLOPEGAUGEin theImportantSafeOperationPracticessectionof themanualtohelpdetermineslopeswhereyoumayoperatethetractorsafely.D

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULEBeforeperforminganytypeofmaintenance/service,disengageallcontrolsandstoptheengine.Waituntilallmovingpartshavecometoacompletestop.D

ENGINE MAINTENANCEChecking the Engine OilOnlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassificationSF,SG,SH,or SJ, Selecttheoil'sSAEviscosi

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Fuel FilterIffilters,or coversarenotinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeathcouldresultfrombackfire.Donotattemptto starttheenginewiththemremoved.Donotus

ToBrainthefuel:1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichisroutedontheleftsideoftheenginebetweenthefueltankandthecarburetor,andmaybeattachedtotheenginewitha tiestra

Spark Plug1. Cleanareaaroundthesparkplugbase.Donotsandblastsparkplug.Sparkplugshouldbecleanedbyscrapingorwirebrushingandwashingwitha commercialsolvent

He}(Cap ScrewFigure16damagetoyourengine'salternatingsystem.Cleaning BatteryCleanthebatterybyremovingitfromthetractorandwashingwitha bakingsodaand

simplycall 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.ADJUSTMENTS...Fj{7,,_... / ...Figure19/i iPTOC

Seat AdjustmentRefertotheAssemblysectionofthismanualforseatadjustmentinstructions.Parking Brake AdjustmentNeverattempttoadjustthebrakeswhiletheenginei

8. Removethe bow-tiecotterpin securingthedeckstabilizerrodtothedeck.Slidethedecklift rodfromthemountingbracketon thedeckasseenin Fig.19.9. Carefullyre

Neverstorelawntractorwithfuelintankindoorsorinpoorlyventilatedareaswherefuelfumesmayreachanopenflame,spark,orpilotlightasonafurnace,waterheater,clothe

EnginefailstostartEnginerunserratically1. PTO/BladeEngageleverengaged.2. Parkingbrakenotengaged.3. Sparkplugwire(s)disconnected.4. Throttlecontrolleve

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CHILDRENTragicaccidentscanoccuriftheoperatorisnotalerttothepresenceofchildren.Childrenareoftenattractedtothemachineandthemowingactivity.Theydo notunde

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Look For Relevant Emissions Durability Period andAir index information On Your Engine Emissions LabelEngines that are certified to meet the California

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WARRANTED PARTS:Therepairor replacementofanywarrantedpart otherwiseeligibleforwarrantycoveragemaybeexcludedfromsuchwarrantycoverageif MTDConsumerGroup

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GeneralService• Neverrunanengineindoorsorinapoorlyventilatedarea.Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,anodorless,anddeadlygas.• Beforecleaning,repairin

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ROTATING BLADES CAUSESERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHDONOTMOWWHENCHILDRENOROTHERSAREAROUNDNEVERCARRYCHILDRENEVENWITHBLADE(S)OFF.LOOKDOWNANDBEHINDBEFOREANDWHILE

IMPORTANTE: Sutractorseentregaconaceitedemotoren elmotor.Sinembargo,debecornprobarel niveldeaceiteantesdeoperar.Consultela secci6nde ServMoy Mantenirn

2. Coloquela arandela(conla parteahuecadahaciaabajo)sobreelvolantey seguraconel tornillohexagonal.Wase lafigura.3.f -,Figura33. Coloquela tapadelvolan

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SAFETY SYMBOLSThispagedepictsanddescribessafetysymbolsthatmayappearonthis product.Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsonthemachinebeforeattempting

DE VELOCIDADLa palancadecontrolde velocidad,ubicadoenel ladoizquierdodeltablerodel tractorde la consola,le perrniteregularlavelocidadbajadel tractorde

CARGA DE ACEITE Y GASOLINAAceiteIMPORTANTE:Sutractorseenviaconaceiteen el motor.Sinembargo,ustedDEBEcontrolarel nivelde aceiteantesdehacerlofuncionar.

SISTEMA DE BLOQUEO DE SEGURIDADEl sisternade bloqueode seguridadest&dise_adoparala operaci6nseguradel tractor.Si estesisternanuncadejadefuncionarc

NOTA: Lasruedasde lacubiertasonunafunci6nanti-cuerocabelludodela cubiertayno est_.ndiseSadosparasoportarel pesodela plataformade corte.Consultela nive

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USO DE LA CUBIERTA DE LEVANTE LAPALANCA DEParaelevarla plataforrnadecorte,moverla palancadeelevaci6ndecubiertaa la izquierda,luegosecolocaen la ranura

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