Craftsman Lawnmower 60 Manual
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OwnersManual JCRAFTSMAWJ 6.0HORSEPOWER 22REARDISCHARGE POWERPROPELLED ROTARYLAWNMOWER ModelNo. 917.377151 •Safety •Assembly •Operation •Maintenance •Espa_ol •RepairParts CAUTION: Readandfollowall SafetyRulesandInstructions beforeoperatingthisequipment Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179 VisitourCraftsmanwebsite:www.sears.com/craftsman
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Warranty...............................................2 SafetyRules.........................................2 Assembly..............................................5 Operation..............................................6 MaintenanceSchedule......................10 Maintenance.......................................10 ProductSpecifications........................11 ServiceandAdjustments....................14 Storage...............................................16...
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•Mowonlyindaylightorgoodartificial light. •Donotoperatethemachinewhile undertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugs. •Neveroperatemachineinwetgrass. Alwaysbesureofyourfooting:keepa firmholdonthehandleandwalk;never run. •Disengagetheself-propelledmecha- nismordriveclutchonmowersso equippedbeforestartingtheengine (motor). •Iftheequipmentshouldstarttovibrate abnormally,stoptheengine(motor) andcheckimmediatelyforthecause. Vibrationisgenerallyawarningof trouble. •Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafety...
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_Lookforthissymboltopointout importantsafetyprecautions.Itmeans CAUTIONI!!BECOMEALERTH!YOUR SAFETYISINVOLVED. WARNING:Inordertoprevent accidentalstartingwhensettingup, transporting,adjustingormakingrepairs, alwaysdisconnectsparkplugwireand placewirewhereitcannotcontactspark plug. _,WARNING:Engineexhaust,someofits constituents,andcertainvehiclecompo- nentscontainoremitchemicalsknownto theStateofCaliforniatocausecancer andbirthdefectsorotherreproductive harm....
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Readtheseinstructionsandthismanual initsentiretybeforeyouattemptto assembleoroperateyournewlawn mower. IMPORTANT:Thislawnmowerisshipped WITHOUTOILORGASOLINEinthe engine. Yournewlawnmowerhasbeenas- sembledatthefactorywiththeexception ofthosepartsleftunassembledfor shippingpurposes.Allpartssuchasnuts, washers,bolts,etc.,necessarytocom- pletetheassemblyhavebeenplacedin thepartsbag.Toensuresafeandproper operationofyourlawnmower,allparts andhardwareyouassemblemustbe...
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KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOUR LAWNMOWER.Comparetheillustrationswithyourlawnmowertofamiliarizeyourself withthelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethismanualforfuture reference. Thesesymbolsmayappearonyourlawnmowerorinliteraturesuppliedwiththe product.Learnandunderstandtheremeaning. CAUTIONENGINEENGINEFASTSLOWCHOKEFUELOILDANGER,KEEPHANDS ORWARNINGONOFFANDFEETAWAY Enginezone controlcable ThrottleControl Operatorpresencecontrolbar...
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Theoperationofanylawn mowercanresultin foreignobjectsthrowninto theeyes,whichcanresult insevereeyedamage. Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreye shieldswhileoperatingyourlawnmower orperforminganyadjustmentsorrepairs. Werecommendawidevisionsafety maskoverspectaclesorstandardsafety glasses. HOWTOUSEYOURLAWNMOWER ENGINESPEED Theenginespeediscontrolledbya throttlelocatedonthesideoftheupper handle.Fastpositionisforstarting,normal cutting,trimmingandbettergrassbag- ging.Slowpositionisforlightcutting,...
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DRIVECONTROL •Self-propellingiscontrolledbyholding theoperatorpresencecontrolbardown tothehandleandpushingthedrive controlleverforwarduntilitclicks;then releasingthelever. •Forwardmotionwillstopwhenthe operatorpresencecontrolbaris released.Toslopforwardmotion withoutstoppingengine,releasethe operatorpresencecontrolbarslightly untilthedrivecontroldisengages.Hold operatorpresencecontrolbardown againsthandletocontinuemowing withoutself-propelling •Tokeepdrivecontrolengagedwhen...
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TOSTOPENGINE •Tostopengine,releaseoperator presencecontrolbar. NOTE:Incoolerweatheritmaybe necessarytorepeatprimingsteps.In warmerweatheroverprimingmaycause floodingandenginewillnotstart.Ifyou dofloodengine,waitafewminutes beforeattemptingtostartanddonot repeatprimingsteps. MOWINGTIPS •Undercertainconditions,suchasvery tallgrass,itmaybenecessarytoraise theheightofcuttoreducepushing effortandtokeepfromoverloadingthe engineandleavingclumpsofgrass clippings.Itmayalsobenecessaryto...
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A,NTENANO SO.EDOL REGULARSERVICE CheckforLooseFastenersII/li/ Clean/InspectGrassCatcher (IfEquipped)I__i_ MCleanLawnMower wOCleanUnderDriveCover (Power-PropelledMowers)lip Checkdrivebelt/pulleys RE(Power-PropelledMowers)II/ Check/Sharpen/ReplaceBladeI,#3 LubricationChartI#rIf CleanBattery/Recharge (ElectricStartMowers)I/I/4 I::CheckEngineOilLevelI/ NChangeEngineOil_1,2 GcleanAirFilterIll2 InspectMuffler NCleanorReplaceSparkPlug ReplaceAirFilterPaperCartridgeI/2...