Craftsman 725 Platinum Owners Manual

  
MOWINGTIPS 
&CAUTION:Donotusede-thatcher 
bladeattachmentsonyourmower.Such 
attachmentsarehazardous,willdamage 
yourmowerandcouldvoidyourwarranty. 
•Undercertainconditions,suchasvery 
tallgrass,itmaybenecessarytoraise 
theheightofcuttoreducepushingeffort 
andtokeepfromoverloadingtheengine 
andleavingclumpsofgrassclippings. 
Itmayalsobenecessarytoreduce 
groundspeedand/orrunthelawn 
mowerovertheareaasecondtime. 
•Forextremelyheavycutting,reducethe 
widthofcutbyoverlappingpreviously...

  
MAINTENANCE 
SCHEDULE 
CheckforLooseFasteners 
_Clean/InspectGrassCatcher* 
CheckTires 
_CheckDriveWheels 
CleanLawnMower.... 
MCleanunderDriveCover*** 
OCheckDriveBelt/Pulleys*** 
_Check/Sharpen/ReplaceBlade 
RLubrication 
CleanandRechargeBattery** 
CheckEngineOillevel 
I_ChangeEngineOil 
NCleanAirFilter 
_InspectMuffler 
NReplaceSparkPlug 
I1_ReplaceAirFilterPaperCartridge 
EmptyfuelsystemoraddStabilizer BEFOREAFTEREVERYEVERYEVERY 
EACHEACH1025HOURS100BEFORE 
USEUSEHOURSORSEASONHOURSSTORAGE 
i/s t/...

  
LAWNMOWER 
Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenper- 
forminganymaintenance, 
TIRES 
•Keeptiresfreeofgasoline,oil,orinsect 
controlchemicalswhichcanharmrub- 
ber. 
•Avoidstumps,stones,deepruts,sharp 
objectsandotherhazardsthatmay 
causetiredamage. 
DRIVEWHEELS 
Checkreardrivewheelseachtimebefore 
youmowtobesuretheymovefreely. 
Thewheelsnotturningfreelymeanstrash, 
grasscuttings,etc.areinthedrivewheel 
areaandmustbecleanedtofreedrive 
wheels. 
Ifnecessarytocleanthedrivewheels,be 
suretocleanbothrearwheels....

  
•Iflubricantisrequired,useonlyTexaco 
StarplexPremium1Grease,PartNo. 
750369.Donotsubstitute. 
ENGINE 
LUBRICATION 
Useonlyhighqualitydetergentoilrated 
withAPIserviceclassificationSG-SL. 
SelecttheoilsSAEviscositygrade 
accordingtoyourexpectedoperating 
temperature. 
SAEVISCOSITYGRADES 
F-2003032406080100 
c-_0-2_-1___020104_ 
TEMPERATURERANGEANTICIPATEDBEFORENEXTOILCHANGE 
NOTE:Althoughmulti-viscosityoils 
(5W30,10W30etc.)improvestartingin 
coldweather,thesemulti-viscosityoilswill...

  
MUFFLER 
Inspectandreplacecorrodedmufflerasit 
couldcreateafirehazardand/ordamage. 
SPARKPLUG 
Replacesparkplugatthebeginningof 
eachmowingseasonorafterevery100 
hoursofoperation,whicheveroccursfirst. 
Sparkplugtypeandgapsettingareshown 
inthePRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
sectionofthismanual. 
CLEANING 
IMPORTANT:Forbestperformance,keep 
mowerhousingfreeofbuilt-grassand 
trash.Cleantheundersideofyourmower 
aftereachuse. 
ACAUTION:Disconnectsparkplugwire 
fromsparkplugandplacewirewhereit...

  
A(_WARNING:Toavoidseriousinjury, 
beforeperforminganyserviceand 
adjustments: 
1.Releasecontrolbarandstopengine. 
2.Makesurethebladeandallmoving 
partshavecompletelystopped. 
3.Disconnectsparkplugwirefromspark 
plugandplacewirewhereitcannot 
comeincontactwithplug. 
LAWNMOWER 
TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT 
SeeTOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHTin 
theOperationsectionofthismanual. Gearcasepulley Drive 
cover 
REARDEFLECTOR 
Thereardeflector,attachedbetweenthe 
rearwheelsofyourmower,isprovidedto...

  
TOADJUSTHANDLE 
Yourhandlehasthree(3)heightpositions 
-adjusttoaheightthatsuitsyou. 
1.Removeknobandcarriageboltonone 
sideofthelowerhandle. 
2.Whileholdinghandleassembly, 
removeknobandcarriageboltfrom 
oppositeside,alignholeinhandlewith 
desiredholeinhandlebracketand 
reassembleboltandknobandtighten 
securely. 
3.Alignoppositesideofhandlewith 
samepositioningholeandsecurewith 
boltandknob. 
Knob ENGINE 
ENGINESPEED 
Yourenginespeedhasbeenfactoryset.Do 
notattempttoincreaseenginespeedorit...

  
3.Reinstallknobsandcarriageboltstolower 
handle/handlebracketsforsafekeeping. 
•Whensettingupyourhandlefromthe 
storageposition,lowerhandlewillrequire 
manuallylockingintomowingposition. 
IMPORTANT:Whenfoldingthehandlefor 
storageortransportation,besuretofold 
thehandleasshownoryoumaydamage 
thecontrolcables. 
ENGINE 
FUELSYSTEM 
IMPORTANT:Itisimportanttoprevent 
gumdepositsfromforminginessentialfuel 
systempartssuchascarburetor,fuelfilter, 
fuelhose,ortankduringstorage.Alcohol...

  
TROUBLESHOOTING-Seeappropriatesectioninmanualunlessdirected 
toaSearsParts&RepairCenter. 
CAUSE  PROBLEM 
Lossofpower 
Poorcut= 
uneven 
Excessive 
vibration 
Starterrope 
hardtopull 
Grasscatcher 
notfilling 
(ifsoequipped) 
Hardtopush 
Lossofdrive 
orslowingof 
drivespeed 1.Rearofmowerhousingor 
bladedraggingingrass. 
2.Cuttingtoomuchgrass. 
3.Dirtyairfilter. 
4.Buildupofgrass,leaves, 
andtrashundermower. 
5.Toomuchoilinengine. 
6.Walkingspeedtoofast. 
1.Worn,bentorlooseblade. 
2.Wheelheightsuneven....

  
Garantia.........................................................20 
ReglasdeSeguridad................................20-22 
EspecificacionesdelProducto.......................22 
Montaje/Pre-Operaci6n...............................24 
Operaci6n.................................................25-29 
Mantenimiento..........................................30-33 ProgramadeMantenimiento.........................30 
ServicioyAdjustes...................................34-35...