Craftsman 247.298780 Owner's Manual

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A. Forward (1 thru 5)--. Move the lever t.o theleft and forward for each gear, See figure16,_NOTEThe engine must be running tO movethe gear shift leve

FIGURE 21.4,, Handle Adjustment: The hand!e adjus{mentrelease is located, on the right har_d handlebar, See figure 22°FIGURE 23.,::-:;.-FIGURE 24.FIGU

6, Wheel Engagement Lever; The wheel engage-ment feverl_ lb(_ted on the right side of tilier_A. T0 engage wheels hiov_, the lever out_vard,To disengag

,'y :FIGURE 29. ':'TILL!NrG1., Adj_is.{the depth stat<e bY pullJ.ng: the depthstake atJjiJstment pin, Release the depth30.2, Lower t

Your tiller has been engineerea with the abovebelts and Should not be replaced with anoff-the-shelf belt. The above belts are made ofspecial material

Move gear shift lever to the second (2) speedposition. Stip tl_e belt off the transmission pulley.Pull the idler pulley down and remove the belleSee f

operat!on.Seefigure38, Sparkplug replacementis recommendedat thestar!of eachttlferseason;checkengine,pal;tslistfor correctplug'type,2, After the

2 Loosen the casing clamp screw and move thethro!fle control wire in as far as possible,3. Tigl_ten the casing clamp screw See tlgure41,CARBURETOR ADJ

2 Drain all the oit from tile crankcase(thisshould be done after the engine has beenoperatedand Is still warm) and refill thecrankcasewith clean new o

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MPORTANTIt is suggested that this manual be read in its entirety before attempting to assemble or operate. Keep thismanual in a safe place for future

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m #U lODEL NO.247.298780HOW TO ORDERREPAaR PARTSf'he Model Number will be found, stamped on a plate atlached to lhechassis Always rnent]dn the Mo

INDEXWarranty ... 2Safe Operat ion Practices ... 3Introduction ... 4Contents of Hardware Pack ...

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TBLLERmDENTi:F6CAT ONGearShillLover011DiFuel TankFuel Cap.=-DumCounterweightSpsrk PlugWireB_|t Cover, " ,dieAssemblyTine:(,Enga_er_e.nt) Leveri N

ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS1. Handle AssemblyA. Place the handle assembty tn position onthe tiller so that tile holes in Ilandle line upwith holes in nqounti

J_K,L.Secure ferrule in gear shift lever (as shownin figure 10) with hair p_n cotter (_),To assemble the handle adjustment lever,hook handle ad]ustmen

Placethrottle control leverup throughthe handlepanelandsecurewith two self tappingscrews(L),usinga t/4" flat screwdriver: See figure !3FIGURE 13,