Craftsman 247.299321 - OPERATION; OPERATING CONTROLS AND FEATURES; ENGINE START AND STOP PROCEDURES

OiL FiLL CAP & DIPSTICK
Engineoil levelcanbecheckedand oiladdedthroughtheoil fill. See
Figure12.
NOTE:ThisunitwasshippedWITHOUToil inthe engine.Oilis
includedintheplasticbag packedwiththemanualinwiththe unit.
Addtheoil as directedintheGas & OilFillUp section.Checktheoil
levelbeforeeachoperationtoensureadequateoil is intheengine.
Forfurtherinstructions,referto thestepsintheEngineMaintenance
sectionof thismanual.
GEAR SELECTION HANDLE
Thegearselectionhandleislocatedonthefrontof thehandle
assembly.It is usedto selectNEUTRAL,REVERSE,oroneof the
FORWARDmodeson theshiftleverindicator. SeeFigure12.
DEPTH STAKE
Thislevercontrolsthe tillingdepthofthe tines.Pullthecotterpinout
fromtheclevis pintoadjustthe tillingdepthtofivedifferentsettings.
SeeFigure12.
HANDLE ADJUSTMENT LOCK
Thehandlemaybe adjustedtothe heightdesiredby unlockingthe
HandleAdjustmentLock,thenmovingthehandlebars tothedesired
positionandthenre-lockingtheHandleAdjustmentLock.SeeFigure
12.Refertothe Assemblysectionofthismanualfor moreinformation.
REAR TiME SHIELD
Thereartine shieldprotectstheoperatorfromflyingdebriswhilealso
smoothingout freshlytilledsoil.SeeFigure12.
SIDE SHIELD
Theside shieldis usedto maintainclearevenrowsandmaybe
adjustedtooneof fivedifferentpositions.SeeFigure12.
TINES
Yourtiller'stinesarea seriesof hoesarrangedona revolvingpower-
drivenshaft.
TO START ENGINE
1. Attachsparkplugwireandrubberboot to sparkplug.
2. Filltankto no morethan 1/2" belowbottomof fillerneckto
providespaceforfuelexpansion.
3. Placethegearselectionleverin NEUTRAL.
4. Movethechokeleveron theengineto CHOKEI."1position(A
warmenginemaynotrequirechoking.)SeeFigure13.
Choke
Figure13
5. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST_ position.SeeFigure13.
6. Standingon the sideof theunit,graspstarterhandleandpull
ropeoutuntilyoufeela drag.
7. Pullthe ropewitha rapid,continuous,fullarm stroke.Keepafirm
gripon thestarterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.
8. Repeat,ifnecessary,untilenginestarts.Whenenginestarts,
movechokecontrolgraduallytowardthe RUNI _'I position..
9. Ifenginefalters,movechokecontrolbacktowardtheCHOKEIJl
positionand repeatsteps5 though8.
10. ALWAYSkeepthe throttlecontrolin the FAST_ positionwhen
operatingthetiller.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. To stopthe wheelsandtines, releasetheClutchControl.
2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow_ position.Whenever
possible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbeforestoppingengine.
3. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOP position.
4. Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainsttheengineto
preventaccidentalstartingwhiletheequipmentisunattended.
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