Craftsman 28908 Operation Manual - Page 15

AUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONWARM UP

Before

driving

the

unit

in cold

weather,

the

transmission

should

be warmed

up as follows:

1.

Be sure

the

tractor

is on level

ground.

2.

Place

the

motion

control

lever

in neutral.

Release

the

parking

brake

and

let

the

clutch/brake

slowly

return

to

operating

position.

3.

Allow

one minute

fortransmission

to warm

up. This

can

be

done

during

the

engine

warm

up period.

•

The

attachments

can

also

be

used

dur-

ing

the

engine

warm-up

period

after

the

transmission

has

been

warmed

up.

NOTE:

If at a high

altitude

(above

3000

feet)

or

in cold

temperatures

(below

32

F/0

C °)

the

carburetor

fuel

mixture

may

need

to

be

adjusted

for

best

engine

performance

(see

"TOAD

JUST

CARBURETOR"

in the Service

and

Adjustments

section

of this

manual).

MOWING

TIPS

•

Tire

chains

cannot

be

used

when

the

mower

housing

is attached

to tractor.

•

Mower

should

be properly

leveled

for best

mowing

performance.

See

"TO

LEVEL

MOWER

HOUSING"

in the

Service

and

Adjustments

section

of this

manual.

•

The

left

hand

side

of

mower

should

be

used

for trimming.

•

Drive

sothat

clippings

are discharged

onto

the

area

that

has

already

been

cut.

Have

the cut area

to the

right

of the tractor.

This

will

result

in a more

even

distribution

of

clippings

and

more

uniform

cutting.

•

When

mowing

large

areas,

start

byturning

to the right

so that

clippings

will discharge

away

from

shrubs,

fences,

driveways,

etc.

After

one

or two

rounds,

mow

in the

opposite

direction

making

left hand

turns

until

finished.

f

r

(

j

,

.)

•

If

grass

is

extremely

tall,

it

should

be

mowed

twice

to reduce

load

and

possible

fire

hazard

from

dried

clippings.

Make

first

cut

relatively

high;

the

second

to

the

desired

height.

•

Do

not

mow

grass

when

it

is

wet.

Wet

grass

will

plug

mower

and

leave

undesir-

able

clumps.

AHow

grass

to

dry

before

mowing.

,

Always

operate

engine

at

full

throttle

when

mowing

to

ensure

better

mow-

ing

performance

and

proper

discharge

of

material.

Regulate

ground

speed

by

selecting

a low

enough

speed

to give

the

mower

cutting

performance

as well

as the

quality

of cut

desired.

•

When

operating

attachments,

select

a

ground

speed

that

will

suit the terrain

and

give

best

performance

of the

attachment

being

used.

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