Craftsman 536.270320 Owners Manual - Page 12

OPERATION

HOW TO USE THE THRO'I-rLE

CONTROL

2

3

Use the

throttle control

to

increase

or decrease

the

speed of

the

engine

The FAST position is marked

with

a detent. For normal

opera-

tion and when using a grass bagger, move the throttle

control

to the FAST position For maximum charging of the battery and

also for acooler running engine, operate the engine in

the

FAST

position

2

For transport

and to tow pull behind attachments,

move the

throttle

control

to the SLOW position.

4,.

Move the

attachment clutch

to

the ENGAGE position

to ro-

tate the blade(s),

Move the

attachment

clutch to the DISENGAGE position to

stop

the

blade(s)

Before

you leave the operator's position,

make

sure

the

blade(s)

has

stopped

rotating

Before

you

ride

the

unit across a sidewalk or a road, move the

attachment

clutch

to the DISENGAGE position.

_

WARNING:

Always keep your hands and feet

away

from the blade, deflector opening, and the mower

housing when the engine runs.

3

The engine governor

is

set at the factory for maximum perform-

ance

Do not adjust the governor to increase the speed of the

engine

HOW TO USE THE A'I'rACHMENT CLUTCH

Note: If the engine stops when you engage the blade(s), the

seat switch is not

activated.

Make sure you sit

in

the middle of

the seat. Also, make sure the wire

is

connected to the seat

switch.

The

attachment clutch is

next to the steering

wheel

(Figure 8). Use

the attachment

clutch

to engage the blade(s)

!.

Before you start the engine, make sure the

attachment clutch

is in the

DISENGAGE

position

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Attachment

Clutch

_._

Disengage_Position

/_

Figure 8

HOW TO USE THE SHIFT LEVER

To change the forward speed or the

direction

of the unit, fotlowthe

steps below

CAUTION:

Before you

move the

shift

lever,

completely

push

the

clutchlbrake pedal

forward

to

stop

the unit. If the

u

nit is

not

stopped,

the

gearbox can

be damaged,

1.

Completely

push the clutch/brake

pedal forward to stop the

unit

Keep your foot on the

pedal

2.

3

4.

5.

Move the throttle control lever to the SLOW position

To move the

shift lever

to neutral (N) from a forward gear,

pull

the

shift

lever back and then move to the right (Figure 9)

To move the

shift lever

to a forward gear from neutral (N), pul!

the shift lever to the left and then push the shift lever forward.

Slowly release the clutch/brake pedal. Do not keep your foot on

the

pedal.

ShiftLever

Figure 9

6

Move

the throttle

control to the FAST position

7

To move the shift lever to

reverse,

stop the unit Move the

shift

lever back to reverse (R)

NOTE: Belt noise

can occur when

the

clutch is engaged.

This

noise is normal

and

does

not

affect the

operation

of the

unit.

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FUNCTION

Trimming

Bagging Grass

Mulching Grass

Normal Mowing

Easy Mowing

Transpo_

Pull Behind

Attachments

SHIFTLEVER

5 Speeds

1

1 or2

1 or2

2or3

3or4

2or3

THROTTLE

FAST

i

FAST

II

Illll

m

m

SLOW

THROTTLE

SLOW

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FAUST

C.OKEI

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THROTTLE

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