Craftsman 247,204110 Operator's Manual

FuelLevelWindow\ l\FueiTankCapLHDrive RHDriveControlLever ControlLeverLCDServiceMinder&HourMeterignitionSwitchCupHolderTrayLHTransmissionByic \nsmissionBypassRodFigure10Nowthat youhavesetupyourridingmower,it'simportantto becomeacquaintedwith itscontrolsandfeatures.Referto Figure10.NOTE:Referencesto LEFT,RIGHT,FRONT,andREARindicatethat positionon theridingmowerwhenfacingforwardwhileseatedin the operator'sseat.CupHolderThecupholderislocatedtowardthe rearof the RHconsoleto the right oftheoperator'sseat.RHand LHDriveControl LeversTheRHandLHcontrolleversarelocatedon eachsideof the operator'sseat.Thesehingedleverspivotoutwardto openspaceto permitthe operatorto either sit inthetractorseat,or to dismountthe tractor.Theleversmustbefullyopenedout andinthe neutralpositionto startthe tractorengine.Whenthe leversarefully outward,the parkingbrakeisalsoengaged.Eachlevercontrolsthe respectiveRHor LHtransmission.Consequently,theseleversStorageTrayThestoragetray islocatedat the rearofthe RHconsole.DeckHeight indexThedecklift handleislocatedonthe front!right of the console,andisusedto raiseandlowerthe mowerdeck.Pullthe handleto the left out of theindexnotchandpushdownwardto lowerthedeck,or pullupwardto raisethe deck.Whenthedesiredheightisattained,movethe lift handleto theright untilfully inthe indexnotch.DeckLift HandleThedecklift handleis locatedonthe front/right of the seatboxframe,andisusedto raiseandlowerthe mowerdeck.Pullthe handletothe left out ofthe indexnotchandpushdownwardto lowerthe deck,or pullupwardto raisethedeck.Whenthe desiredheightisattained,movethe lift handleto therightuntilfullyinthe indexnotch.controlall of the movementsofthe tractor.Drivingandsteeringutilizingthesecontrolleversisquitedifferentfrom conventionaltractors,andwill takesomepracticeto master.Referto Operationforinstructionson usingthe controllevers.PowerTake-Off(PTO)SwitchThePTOswitchislocatedon the RHconsoleto the right ofthe operator'sseat.ThePTOswitchoperatesthe electricPTOclutchmountedon the bottomof the enginecrankshaft.Pullthe switchknobupwardto engagethe PTOclutch,or pushthe knobdownwardto disengagethe clutch.ThePTOswitchmustbeinthe "disengaged"positionwhenstartingthe engine.12