Craftsman 65 Manual

  
OwnersManual 
® 
6.5HORSEPOWER 
22REARDISCHARGE 
POWERPROPELLED 
ROTARYLAWNMOWER 
ModelNo. 
917.377291 
-Safety 
•Assembly 
oOperation 
,,Maintenance 
,Espa5oi 
RepairParts 
CAUTION: 
Readandfollowall 
SafetyRulesandInstructions 
beforeoperatingthisequipment Foranswerstoyour 
questionsaboutthisproduct: 
Call7am-,-7pm,Mon--Sat; 
Sun,10am--7pm 
1-800-235-5878 
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179  

  
Warranty2ProductSpecifications11 
SafetyRules2ServiceandAdjustments14 
Assembly4Storage15 
Operation6Troubleshootingt6 
MaintenanceSchedule10RepairParts33 
Maintenance10PartsOrderingBackCover 
LIMITEDTWOYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANPOWERMOWER 
Fortwoyearsfromdateofpurchase,whenthisCraftsmanLawnMowerismaintained, 
lubricated,andtunedupaccordingtotheoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsinthe 
ownersmanual,Searswillrepairfreeofchargeanydefectinmaterialorworkmanship....

  
engineisrunningorwhentileengineis 
hot.Allowtheenginetocoolforseveral 
minutesbeforefillingthegastank.Clean 
offanyspilledgasolinebeforestartingthe 
engine. 
,Alwaysmakewheelheightadjustments 
beforestartingyourmower.Never 
attempttodothiswhiletheengineis 
running. 
•Mowonlyindaylightorgoodartificial 
light. 
OPERATION: 
oKeepyoureyesandmindonyourmower 
andtheareabeingcutDonotletother 
interestsdistractyou. 
.Donotmowwetorslipperygrass_Never 
runwhileoperatingyourmower.Always...

  
Theseaccessorieswereavailablewhenthislawnmowerwasproduced.Theyarealsoavailable 
atmostSearsretailoutletsandservicecenters.MostSearsstorescanalsoorderrepairpartsfor 
you,whenyouprovidethemodelnumberofyourfawnmower:Someoftheseaccessoriesmay 
notapplytoyourlawnmower: 
,LAWNMOWERPE,RFORMANCE 
CLIPPINGDEFLECTOR 
FORREARDISCHARGELAWNMOWERS 
GRASSCATCHERS 
FOR 
REARDISCHARGE 
LAWNMOWERS MULCHERKITS 
GRASSCATCHERS  FOR 
SIDEDISCHARGE 
LAWNMOWERS mSTASIJZER 
GASCANS 
LAWNMOWERMAINTENANCE 
MUFFLERS...

  
HOWTOSETUPYOURLAWN 
MOWER 
TOUNFOLDHANDLE 
IMPORTANT:Unfoldhandlescarefully 
soasnottopinchordamagecontrol 
cables. 
°Raisehandlesuntillowerhandlesection 
locksintoplaceinmowingposition. 
•Removeprotectivepadding,raiseupper 
handlesectionintoplaceonlower 
handlesandtightenbothhandleknobs. 
°Removehandlepaddingholding 
operatorpresencecontrolbartoupper 
handle. 
•Yourlawnmowerhandlecanbe 
adjustedforyourmowingcomfort°Refer 
toAdjustHandleintheServiceand 
Adjustmentsectiono[thismanual, 
Operatorpresence...

  
KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER 
READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURLAWN 
MOWER.Comparetheillustrationswithyourlawnmowertofamiliarizeyourselfwilhthelocation 
ofvariousco_t_olsanda.djustments,savethismanualforfuturereference, 
Thesesymbolsmayappearonyourlawnmowerorinliteraturesuppliedwiththe 
producLLearnandunderstandtheirmeaning., 
CAUTtONENGINE8NG_NEt:ASTSLOWCHOKE 
ORWARNINGONOFF FUELOIL0ANGER,KEEPHANDS 
ANDFEETAWAY 
Enginezonecontrolcabl_Operatorpresencecontrolbar 
Drivecontrollever...

  
Theoperationofanylawnmowercanresultin 
foreignobjectsthrownintotheeyes,whichcan 
resultinsevereeyedamage.Alwayswear 
safetyglassesoreyeshieldswhileoperating 
yourlawnmowerorperforminganyadjust- 
mentsorrepairsWerecommendawide 
visionsafetymaskeverthespectacleser 
standardsafetyglasses_ 
HOWTOUSEYOURLAWNMOWER 
ENGINESPEEDCONTROL 
Theenginespeediscontrolledbyalever 
locatedonthesideoftheengine.Fastposition 
isforstartingtheengine,normalcutting,and 
bettergrassbagging°Slowpositionistorlight...

  
OperatorpresenceDrive 
controlbar___._.4_:_,\_,...-.#ontrol 
\%\%Drivecontrol 
..=oolsengagea 
anvecentre 
BEFORESTARTINGENGINE 
OIL 
Yourlawnmowerisshippedwithoutoilintile 
engine° 
•Besuremowerislevelandareaaroundoil 
fillisclean, 
,Removeengineoilcapw/dipstickandfillto 
thefulilineonthedipstick,. 
Use27ozs,ofoil.Fortypeandgradeofoil 
touse,seeENGINEinCustomer 
Responsibilitiessectionofthismanual. 
°Pouroilslowly.Donotoverfill. 
.Checkoillevelbeforeeachuse.Addoilif 
needed.Filltofulllineondipstick....

  
oPoresinclothgrasscatcherscanbecome 
filledwithdirtanddustwihuseand 
catcherswillcollectlessgrass_Toprevent 
this,regularlyhosecatchersoffwithwater 
andletdrybeforeusing. 
MULCHINGMOWINGTIPS 
IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance,keep 
mowerhousingfreeofbuilt-upgrassand 
trash.CleanUNDERSIDEOFMOWER 
HOUSINGaftereachuse.SeeCleaningin 
CUSfOMERRESPONSIBILITIESsectionof 
thismanual 
•Thespecialmulchingbladewillrecurthe 
grassclippingsmanytimesandreduce 
theminsizesothatastheyfallontothe...

  
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