Craftsman 725 Platinum Owners Manual

  
OwnersManual 
CRAFTSMAN° 
ROTARYMOWER 
675SeriesBriggs&StrattonEngine 
Power=Propelled 
21Multi=Cut 
ModelNo. 
917.370760 
•Espa_ol,p.20 
CAUTION. 
Readandfollowall 
SafetyRulesandInstructions 
beforeoperatingthisequipment 
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179 
VisitourCraftsmanwebsite:www.sears.com/craftsman U.S.A.  

  
Warranty...................................................2 
SafetyRules..........................................2-4 
ProductSpecifications..............................4 
Assembly/Pre-Operation........................6 
Operation.............................................7-11 
MaintenanceSchedule...........................12 Maintenance......................................12-15 
ServiceandAdjustments...................16-17 
Storage..............................................17-18...

  
IoGENERALOPERATION 
•Read,understand,andfollowall 
instructionsonthemachineandinthe 
manual(s)beforestarting.Bethoroughly 
familiarwiththecontrolsandtheproper 
useofthemachinebeforestarting. 
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunder 
rotatingparts.Keepclearofthedis- 
chargeopeningatalltimes. 
•Onlyallowresponsibleindividuals,who 
arefamiliarwiththeinstructions,tooper- 
atethemachine. 
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchasrocks, 
toys,wire,bones,sticks,etc.,which 
couldbepickedupandthrownbyblade....

  
•Neverfillcontainersinsideavehicle,on 
atruckortrailerbedwithaplasticliner. 
Alwaysplacecontainersontheground 
awayfromyourvehiclebeforefilling. 
•Removegas-poweredequipmentfrom 
thetruckortrailerandrefuelitonthe 
ground.Ifthisisnotpossible,then 
refuelsuchequipmentwithaportable 
container,ratherthanfromagasoline 
dispensernozzle. 
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerim 
ofthefueltankorcontaineropeningat 
alltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Do 
notuseanozzlelock-opendevice. 
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,change...

  
RepairProtectionAgreements 
Congratulationsonmakingasmartpur- 
chase.YournewCraftsman®productis 
designedandmanufacturedforyearsof 
dependableoperation.Butlikeallprod- 
ucts,itmayrequirerepairfromtimeto 
time.ThatswhenhavingaRepairProtec- 
tionAgreementcansaveyoumoneyand 
aggravation. 
PurchaseaRepairProtectionAgreement 
nowandprotectyourselffromunexpected 
hassleandexpense. 
HereswhatsincludedintheAgreement: 
•Expertservicebyour12,000profe- 
sionalrepairspecialists. 
•Unlimitedserviceandnochargefor...

  
Readtheseinstructionsandthismanualinitsentiretybeforeyouattempttoassemble 
oroperateyournewlawnmower. 
IMPORTANT:ThislawnmowerisshippedWITHOUTOILORGASOLINEintheengine. 
Yournewlawnmowerhasbeenassembledatthefactorywiththeexceptionofthose 
partsleftunassembledforshippingpurposes.Allpartssuchasnuts,washers,bolts,etc., 
necessarytocompletetheassemblyhavebeenplacedinthepartsbag.Toensuresafe 
andproperoperationofyourlawnmower,allpartsandhardwareyouassemblemustbe...

  
KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER 
READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDALLSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATING 
YOURLAWNMOWER.Comparetheillustrationswithyourlawnmowertofamiliarize 
yourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethismanualfor 
futurereference. 
Thesesymbolsmayappearonyourlawnmowerorinliteraturesuppliedwiththe 
product.Learnandunderstandtheirmeaning. 
CAUTIONENGINEENGINEFASTSLOWCHOKEFUELOILDANGER,KEEPHANDS 
ORWARNINGONOFFANDFEETAWAY 
Drive 
control 
lever_. Operatorpresencecontrolbar 
Handleknob 
Starter 
handle...

  
Theoperationofany 
lawnmowercanresult 
inforeignobjectsthrown 
intotheeyes,whichcan 
resultinsevereeyedam- 
age.Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreye 
shieldswhileoperatingyourlawnmower 
orperforminganyadjustmentsorrepairs. 
Werecommendastandardsafetyglasses 
orwidevisionsafetymaskwornover 
spectacles. 
HOWTOUSEYOURLAWNMOWER 
ENGINESPEED 
Enginespeedwassetatthefactoryfor 
optimumperformance.Itisnotadjustable. DRIVECONTROLADJUSTMENT 
Overtime,thedrivecontrolsystemmay 
becomeloose,resultingindecreased...

  
TOCONVERTMOWER 
Yourlawnmowerwasshippedreadytobe 
usedasamulcher.Toconverttobagging 
ordischarging: 
REARBAGGING 
•Openreardoorandremovemulcher 
plug.Storemulcherpluginasafe 
place. 
•Youcannowinstallthegrasscatcheror 
optionalclippingdeflector. 
•Toconverttomulchingordischarging 
operation,installmulcherplugintorear 
dischargeopeningofmower. Dischargedeflector 
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Mulcherplug 
SIDEDISCHARGING 
•Mulcherplugmustbeinstalledintorear 
dischargeopeningofmower. 
•Openmulcherdoorandinstalldis-...

  
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BEFORESTARTINGENGINE 
ADDOIL 
Yourlawnmowerisshippedwithoutoilin 
theengine.Fortypeandgradeofoilto 
use,seeENGINEintheMaintenance 
sectionofthismanual. 
CAUTION:DONOToverfillenginewith 
oil,oritwillsmokeheavilyfromthemuffler 
onstartup. 
1.Besurelawnmowerislevel. 
2.Removeoildipstickfromoilfillspout. 
3.Youreceiveacontainerofoilwiththe 
unit.Slowlypourtheentirecontainer 
downtheoilfillspoutintotheengine. 
NOTE:Initialoilfillrequiresonly18oz....