Craftsman Lawn Mower 45 Manual
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OwnersManual ® 4.5HORSEPOWER 20SmDEDISCHARGE ROTARYLAWNMOWER ModelNo. 917.387221 ,,Safety oAssembBy ,,Operation oMaintenance oEspafiol oRepairParts CAUTRON: Readandfollowall SafetyRulesandInstructions beforeoperatingthisequipment Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179
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Warranty2ProductSpecifications11 SafetyRules2ServiceandAdjustments13 Assembly4Storage14 Operation6Troubleshooting15 MaintenanceSchedule10RepairParts32 Maintenance10PartsOrderingBackCover LIMITEDTWOYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANPOWERMOWER Fortwoyearsfromdateofpurchase,whenthisCraftsmanLawnMowerismaintained, lubricated,andtunedupaccordingtotheoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsinthe ownersmanual,Searswillrepairfreeofchargeanydefectinmaterialorworkmanship....
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hot.Allowtheenginetocoolforseveral minutesbeforefillingthegastank,Clean offanyspilledgasolinebeforestartingthe engine. °Alwaysmakewheelheightadjustments beforestartingyourmower.Never attempttodothiswhiletheengineis running_ •Mowon_yindaylightorgoodartificial lighL OPERATION: oKeepyoureyesandmindonyourmower andtheareabeingcut.Donotletother interestsdistractyou. oDonotmowwetorslipperygrass.Never runwhileoperatingyourmower°Always besureofyourfooting--keepafirm holdonthehandlesandwalk....
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Theseaccessorieswereavailablewhenthislawnmowerwasproduced.Theyarealso availableatmostSearsretailoutletsandservicecenters.MostSearsstorescanalso orderrepairpartsforyou,whenyouprovidethemodelnumberofyourlawnmower. Someoftheseaccessoriesmaynotapplytoyourlawnmower. LAWNMOWERPERFORMANCE CLIPPINGDEFLECTOR__ FORREARDISCHARGELAWNMOWERSMULCHERKITSSTABIUZER GRASSCATCNERSGRASSCATCHERS FORtFOR REARDISCHARGESIDEDISCHARGE LAWNMOWERSLAWNMOWERS GASCANS LAWNMOWERMAINTENANCE UFFLERSAIRFILTERSSPARKPLUGS...
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Operatorpresencecontrolbar Upperhandle Liftup Mowingposition Lowerhandle KNOWYOURLAWNMOWER READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURLAWN MOWER,Comparetheillustrationswithyourlawnmowertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe locationofvadouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethismanualforfuturereference. ...............,,,,,,iH,i,,,,,i_....ii........................ Thesesymbolsmayappearonyourlawnmowerorinliteraturesuppliedwiththe product,Learnandunderstandtheirmeaning,...
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Theoperationofanylawnmowercanresultin foreignobjectsthrownintotheeyes,whichcan resultinsevereeyedamage.Alwayswear safetyglassesoreyeshieldswhileoperating yourlawnmowerorperforminganyadjust- mentsorrepairs.Werecommendawide visionsafetymaskoverthespectaclesor standardsafetyglasses° ENGINESPEED Theenginespeedwassetatthefactoryfor optimumperformance.Speedisnotadjust- able, ENGINEZONECONTROL CAUTION:Federalregulationsrequirean enginecontroltobeinstalledonthislawn...
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alcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholorusing ethanolormethanol)canattractmoisturewhich leadstoseparationandformationofacids duringstorage.Addicgascandamagethefuel systemofanenginewhileinstorage.Toavoid engineproblems,thefuelsystemshouldbe emptiedbeforestorageof30daysorlonger. Drainthegastank,starttheengineandletit rununtilthefuellinesandcarburetorareempty. Usefreshfue!nextseason.SeeStorage instructionsforadditionalinformation°Never useengineorcarburetorcleanerproductsin...
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: RODUCTSPECnFnCATaONS MODELNUMBER917.387221 SERIALNUMBER DATEOFPURCHASE HORSEPOWER:4°5 DISPLACEMENT:11°5CUoIN. GASOLINECAPACITY/TYPE:1.5QUARTS UNLEADEDREGULAR OILTYPE(API-SF/SG/SH):SAE30(ABOVE32°F) SAE5W-30(BELOW32°F) OILCAPACITY:20OZSo SPARKPLUG(GAP:,030)CHAMPIONJ19LM VALVECLEARANCE:INTAKE:.004-.008 EXHAUST:.-O04-.008 SOLIDSTATEIGNITION AIRGAP:.0125IN. BLADEBOLTTORQUE:35-40FT.LBS. Themodelandserialnumberswiltbefoundonadecalattachedtotherearofthe...
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NOTE:Wedonotrecommendsharpening blade-butifyoudo,besurethebladeis balanced.Crankshaft Bladekeyway washeredgeadapter Lockwasher TOSHARPENBLADE Careshouldbetakentokeeptheblade balanced°Anunbalancedbladewillcause eventualdamagetolawnmoweror engine_ oThebladecanbesharpenedwithafile oronagrindingwheelDonotattempt tosharpenwhileonthemower. .Tocheckbladebalance,driveanailinto abeamorwall,Leaveaboutoneinchof thestraightnailexposed_Placecenter holeofbladeovertheheadofthenai!....