Craftsman 917.273821 - Purge Transmission

The attachmentsandgrounddrivecan
nowbe used.Ifthe enginedoesnot
acceptthe load, restartthe engine and
allowit towarm upfor oneminuteusing
the chokeas describedabove.
COLDWEATHERSTARTING( 50° F and
below)
7. Whenenginestarts, allowengine
to runwiththe throttlecontrol in the
chokepositionuntilthe engineruns
roughly,then movethrottlecontrol
to fast position.This mayrequirean
enginewarm-upperiodfromseveral
secondsto severalminutes,depending
onthe temperature.
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONWARMUP
Beforedrivingthe unit incold weather,
the transmissionshould bewarmedup as
follows:
1. Besure the tractoris on levelground.
2. Placethe motioncontrol leverin
neutral.Releasethe parkingbrake
andlet the clutch/brakeslowly return
to operatingposition.
3. Allow one minutefor transmissionto
warm up.This can bedone during
the engine warm upperiod.
The attachmentscan also be useddur-
ingthe engine warm-upperiodafterthe
transmissionhas beenwarmedup.
NOTE: If at a highaltitude (above3000
feet)or incold temperatures(below32 F)
the carburetorfuel mixturemayneedto
be adjustedfor bestengineperformance.
(See"TOADJUSTCARBURETOR"in the
Serviceand Adjustmentssectionof this
manual.)
PURGE TRANSMISSION
_ICAUTmON: Never engage or dis-
engage freewheel lever while the engine
is running.
To ensure proper operation and per-
formance, it is recommended that the
transmission be purged before operating
tractor for the first time. This procedure will
remove any trapped air inside the trans-
mission which may have developed during
shipping of your tractor.
mlVlPORTANT: Should your transmission
require removal for service or replace-
ment, it should be purged after reinstall-
ation before operating the tractor.
1. Place tractor safely on level surface
with engine off and parking brake set.
2. Disengage transmission by placing
freewheel control in disengaged posi-
tion (See "TO TRANSPORT" in this
section of manual).
3. Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine.
After the engine is running, move
throttle control to slow position. With
motion control lever in neutral (N)
position, slowly disengage clutch/brake
pedal.
4. Move motion control lever to full
forward position and hold for five (5)
seconds. Move lever to full reverse
position and hold for five (5) seconds.
Repeat this procedure three (3) times.
NOTE: During this step there will be no
movement of drive wheels. The air is being
removed from hydraulic drive system.
5. Move motion control lever to neutral
(N) position. Shutoff engine and set
parking brake.
6. Engage transmission by placing free-
wheel control in engaged position (See
"TO TRANSPORT" in this section of
manual).
7. Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine.
After the engine is running, move
throttle control to half (1/2) speed.
With motion control lever in neutral (N)
position, slowly disengage clutch/brake
pedal.
8. Slowly move motion control lever for-
ward, after the tractor moves approxi-
mately five (5) feet, slowly move motion
control lever to reverse position. After
the tractor moves approximately five
(5) feet return the motion control lever
to the neutral (N) position. Repeat this
procedure with the motion control lever
three (3) times.
Your transmission is now purged and now
ready for normal operation.
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