Craftsman 917.377790 Manual De Instrucciones página 7

The operation of any lawn
mower can result in foreign
objects thrown into the eyes,
which can result in severe
eye damage. Always wear
safety glasses or eye shields while
operating your lawn mower or performing
any adjustments or repairs. We recom-
mend standard safety glasses or a wide
vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
HOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWER
THROTTLF.JENGINE CONTROL
The engine is controlled by a throttle
control located on the side of the upper
handle. CHOKE position is for starting a
cold engine; FAST position is for starting a
warm engine, normal cutting, trimming and
better grass bagging; SLOW position is for
light cutting, trimming and fuel economy,
STOP position is for stopping the engine.
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BLADE CONTROL
/I, CAUTION: When the blade control is
engaged, the blade turns. When blade
control is disengaged, the blade stops.
• Your lawn mower has a blade/Drake
clutch fastened to the engine crank-
shaft, which starts or stops the blade.
To start the blade, hold the operator
presence control bar down to the
handle and push the blade/Drake
control lever forward until it latches. To
stop the blade, release the operator
presence control bar.
Do not start the blade in deep, uncut
grass. Move lawn mower out of uncut
grass before starting blade.
_CAUTION: Federal regulations require
this blade/Drake control to minimize the
risk of blade contact injury. Do not under
any circumstances attempt to defeat the
function of this control.
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DRIVE CONTROL
• Self-propelling is controlled by holding
the operator presence control bar down
to the handle and pulling the drive
control lever rearward to the handle.
The farther toward the handle the lever
is pulled, the faster the unit will travel.
• Forward motion will stop when either
the operator presence control bar or
drive control lever are released. To
stop forward motion without stopping
blade, release the drive control lever
only. Hold operator presence control
bar down against handle to continue
mowing without self-propelling.
NOTE: If after releasing the drive control
the mower will not roll backwards, push
the mower forward slightly to disengage
drive wheels.
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button (on DRIVE CONTROL
underside) CONTROL DISENGAGED
DRIVE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
Over time, the drive control system may
become "loose", resulting in decreased
speed. There is a button on the under-
side of the drive control housing to
increase tension on the drive cable.
Proceed as follows:
1. Turn unit off and disconnect spark
plug wire from spark plug.
2. Pull drive control lever ALL THE WAY
BACK to the handle.
3. Push button on underside of drive
control. While holding button in,
return drive control lever to disen-
gaged position ALL THE WAY
FORWARD.
NOTE: Do not ratchet the adjustment.
4. Release button.
5. Operate mower to test drive speed. If
condition becomes worse after the
above steps (forward speed has
become slower), your system was not
"loose". Repeating the above steps
will return your unit to the proper
adjustment and speed.
6. If condition fails to improve after the
above steps (forward speed remains
the same), your drive belt is wom and
should be replaced.