Craftsman PYT9000 User Manual

SAFETY iNTERLOCK SWITCH ES
Thistractoris equippedwitha safetyinterlocksystemforthe protection
ofthe operator.Iftheinterlocksystemshouldevermalfunction,do not
operatethetractor.Contacta Searsorotherqualifiedservicedealer.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromcrankingor
startingunlesstheparkingbrakeisengaged,andthePTO(Blade
Engage)knobisin thedisengaged(OFF)position.
Theenginewillautomaticallyshutoffif theoperatorleavesthe
seatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.
• TheelectricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshut
off ifthe operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)knobinthe engaged(ON)position,regardlessof
whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomaticallyshutoffif
thePTO(BladeEngage)knobis movedintotheengaged(ON)
positionwiththedrive pedalinpositionfor reversetravel.
Donotoperatethetractorif theinterlocksystemis malfunctioning.
Thissystemwasdesignedfor your safetyandprotection.
StartingtheEngine
NOTE:Referto theAssembly& Set-Upsectionofthismanualfor
GasolineandOilfill-upinstructions.
1. Insertthe tractorkeyintothe ignitionswitchmodule.
2. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)knobinthe disengaged(OFF)
position.
3. Engagethe tractor'sparkingbrake.
4. Activatethe chokecontrolbymovingthe throttle/chokecontrolall
thewayforwardintothechokeposition.
5. Turnthe ignitionkeyclockwisetothe STARTposition.After
theenginestarts,releasethe key.Itwill returntothe NORMAL
MOWINGposition.
DoNOTholdthekeyinthe STARTpositionfor longerthan ten
secondsata time.Doingso maycausedamagetoyourengine's
electricstarter.
6. Afterthe enginestarts,deactivatethechokecontrol.
NOTE:Do NOTleavethe chokecontrolon whileoperatingthetractor.
Doingsowill resultina "rich"fuel mixtureandcausethe engineto run
poorly.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stoptheengineanddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire(s). Thoroughlyinspectthe machineforanydamage.
Repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperating.
1. Ifthebladesare engaged,placethe PTO/BladeEngageknobin
thedisengaged(OFF)position.
2. PlacethethrottlecontrolneartheSLOWposition.
3. Turnthe ignitionkeycounterclockwiseto the STOPposition.
4. Removethe keyfromtheignitionswitchtopreventunintended
starting.
DRIVING THE TRACTOR
Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedand suddenstops.
1. Lightlypressthe brakepedalto releasetheparkingbrake.Move
thethrottleleverintothe FAST(rabbit)position.
2. TotravelFORWARD,slowlypresstheupperportionof thedrive
pedalforwarduntilthe desiredspeedisachieved.SeeFigure7.
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ReversePedal
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3. Totravelin REVERSE,checkthattheareabehindisclear,then
slowlydepressthereversepedalwiththe ballof yourfoot(NOT
yourheel)untilthedesiredspeedisachieved.SeeFigure7.
DoNOTattempttochangethe directionof travelwhenthetractoris
in motion.Alwaysbringthetractortoa completestopbeforemoving
thetractorfromforwardto reverseorviceversa.
Donotleavethe seatofthe tractorwithoutfirst placingthePTO
(BladeEngageknob)in the disengaged(OFF)positionandengaging
theparkingbrake.Ifleavingthetractorunattended,alsoturn the
engineoff andremovethe ignitionkey.
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Craftsman PYT9000 Specifications

General

Deck Material	Steel
Cutting Positions	6
Speed Settings	Variable
Mulching Capability	Yes
Drive System	Rear Wheel Drive