Craftsman 917.258692 - Manual (Page 15)

OPERATION
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CAUTION: Fill to bottom of ges tank
filter neck, Oo not overfill. Wipe off any
spilled oi! or fuel. Do not store, spill or
USB gasoline near art open (lame.
TO START ENGINE (See Fig. 8)
When starting the engine for the first time or if the engine
has run out of fuel, It wiil take extra cranking time to move
fuel from the tank to the engine,
•
Ba sure freewheel control is in the transmission en­
gaged position.
• Sit on seat in operating position, depress clutch/brake
pedai and set parking brake
• Pfaoe motion cortlrol lever in neutra! (N) position
• Move attachment clutch to "DISENGAGED" posiiion
• Move throtlie control to fast position
» Pull choke control oul tor a cold engine start attempt
For a warm engine start attempt the choke control may
not be needed-
.
Note: Before starting, read the warm and cold starting
procedures below
•
Insert key into Ignition and turn key ciockwise io"START
position and reiease key as soon as engine starts Do
not run starter conitmiQusly lor rnore than fifteen sec­
onds per minute if lha engine does not start after
several attempts, push choke control in, wait a few
minutes and try agairt, if engine still does not start, pul!
the choke control oul and retry
WARM WEATHER STARTING {50° F and above)
• When engine starts, slowly push choke conlrot In urilil
the engine begins to run smoothiy. If the engine starts
to run roughly, pull the choke control oul slightly for a
lew seconds and then continue to push the control in
slowiy
« The attachtnenls and ground drive can now be used. it
the engine does not accept the load, restart the engine
and allow it to warm up lor one minute using the choke
as described above
COLD WEATHER STARTtNG (50" F and beiow)
' When engine starts, slowly push choke contro! In until
the engine begins to run smoothiy Continue to push
the choke control in small steps aifowlng the engine to
accept small changes in speed and load, until the
choke control is fully in. If the engine starts to run
roughly, puli the choke control out slightly for a few
seconds and then continue to push the control in
slowly. This may require art engine warm-up period
from several seconds to several minutes, depending
on the temperature.
HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION WARM UP
•
Before driving the unit In cold weather, the transmis­
sion should be warmed up as lollows;
• Be sure the tractor is on level ground.
• Piace the motion control iever in neutral.
Reiease the parking brake and let theclulch/brake
slowly ratum to operaling position,
• Allow one minute (or trarrsmisBlon to warm up.
This can be dons during the engine warm up
period
’ The attachments ca n be used during the engine warm­
up period after the transmission has been warmed up
and may require the choke control bo pulled oul slightly.
NOTE; If at a high altitude (above 3000 feet) or in cold
Eemperalofes (below 32 F) the carburetor fuel mixture may
need to be adjusted for best engine performance. See “TO
ADJUST CARBURETOR" In the Service and Adjustments
section of this manual.,
PURGE TRANSMISSION
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CAUTION: Never engage or disengage
freewheel lever while the engine is run­
ning.
To ensure proper operation and perlormanca, It is recom­
mended that the transmission be purged before operating
tractor for the first time. This procedure wili remove any
trapped air inside the transmission which may have devel­
oped during shipping of your tractor
IMPORTANT; SHOULD ¥OUR TRANSMISSION REQUIRE
REMOVAL FOR SERVICE OR REPLACEMENT, IT
SHOULD BE PURGED AFTER REINSTALLATION
BEFORE OPERATING THE TRACTOR.
• Place tractor saieiy on level surface with engine off and
parking brake set
• Disengage transmission by piecing freewheel control
In freewheeling position (Ses "TO TRANSPORT in
this section of manual)
• Si(tinglntheifactorseat,startengine After the engine
is running, move Ihrollfe control to slow posiiion. With
motion control lever in neutrai (N) position, slowly
disengage clutch/brake pedal,
• Move motion control iever to full forward position and
hold lor five (5) seconds. Move lever to fu!l reverse
posiiion and hold for five (6) seconds- Repeat this
procedure liime (3) times.,
NOTE: During this procedure iitere will be no movement of
drive wheels. The air Is being removed from hydraulic drive
system-
• Move motion controi iever to neutral (N) position. Shut­
off erigine and set parking brake,
• Engage transmission by placing freewheel control in
driving position (See “jO TRANSPORT in this section
of manual)
• Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine. After the engine
is running, move throttle control to half (1/2) speed.
With motion corrtrol ¡ever In neutral (N) position, slowly
disengage ctutch/brake peda!
• Slowly move motion controi lever forward, alter the
tractor moves approximately five (5) feet, slowly move
motion control lever to reverse position. After the
tractor moves approximately live (5) feet return the
motion control Isverto the neutrai (N) position. Repeat
this procedure with the motion contro! ¡ever ihres (3)
times,
• Your, tractor Is now purged and now ready for normal
operation
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