Craftsman 247.370480 Operator'S Manual Download Page 19

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Page 1: ...nd follow aJl safety rules and operating instructions SAFETY ASSEMBLY OPERATION MAINTENANCE PARTS LIST ESPANOL R 22 o his symbol on the product s nameplate means it is listed by LISTED UNDERWRITERSLABORATORIESINC Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A Visit our web site www craftsman com FORMNO 769 04644A January11 2010 ...

Page 2: ...he grassbagandrotarymowerblade Repairsnecessarybecauseof operatorabuseor negligence including bentmotorshaftsandthefailureto operateor maintainthe equipmentaccordingto all suppliedinstructions Thiswarrantyappliesforonly 90daysifthis productiseverusedfor commercial or rentalpurposes Thiswarrantyappliesonly whilethisproductis usedinthe UnitedStates Thiswarrantygivesyou specificlegalrights andyou may...

Page 3: ...ything Therefore exerciseextremecautionat all times Yourunithasbeen designedto performonejob to mowgrass Do notuseitfor anyother purpose Don tforce lawn mower it willdothe job betterandsafer at the ratefor whichit wasdesigned Neverallow childrenunder 14yearsold to operatethis machine Children14years old and overshouldreadand understandthe instruc tionsinthis manualand shouldbetrainedandsupervisedb...

Page 4: ...our footing A slip andfall cancauseseriouspersonal injury If youfeelyouare losingyour balance releasethe motor blade controlhandleimmediately andthe bladewill stoprotatingwithinthree 3 seconds Do Not Do notmowneardrop offs ditchesorembankments youcould lose yourfootingor balance Do notmowslopesgreaterthan 15degreesasshownonthe slope gauge Service Ifthe mower sbuilt inoverloadprotectionswitchfreque...

Page 5: ...ttemptingto assembleand _ operate DANGER m ROTATING BLADES To reducethe riskof injury keephandsandfeetaway Donotoperateunlessdischargecoveror grass catcheris in itsproperplace Ifdamaged replaceimmediately Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersarearound _J DANGER HAND FOOT CUT _ _ Keephandsandfeetawayfromrotatingparts _ _ _ _ DANGER m THROWN DEBRIS DANGER _ SLOPES Useextracautiononslopes Do not mowslopesgre...

Page 6: ... q3 q3 o cb c E CD q3 o5 D o5 Do notmowoninclineswitha slopein excessof 15degrees a riseof approximately 2 1 2feetevery10feet OperateWALK BEHIND mowersacrossthe faceof slopes neverup anddownslopes Sight and hold this levelwith a vertical tree 15 0 ...

Page 7: ... DiRECTiON WEARSAFETYGLASSES e REMOVE KEY BEFORESERViCiNG OR REMOVING BLADE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES DO NOT MOW SLOPES GREATERTHAN 15 MOW ACROSS NEVER UP AND DOWN e KEEPHANDS AND FEETAWAYFROM ROTATINGPARTS NEVER PULL MOWER CLOSETO YOUR FEEr LOOKDOWN e DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND AND BEHIND BEFOREAND WHILE MOVING BACKWARDS 7 ...

Page 8: ...dingit ASSEMBLING THE HANDLE 1 Removeany packingmaterialwhichmaybebetweenupperand lowerhandles 2 Looseneachhandknobfoundon theinside of the upperhandle 3 Gentlylift andpivotthe upperhandleintothe operatingposition as showninFigure1 6 Tightenstarknobssecuringlowerhandleto handlebrackets See Figure2 Makecertainthe lowerhandleis seatedsecurelyinto the handlemountingbrackets f Figure2 ATTACHING THE GR...

Page 9: ...of the unit Replacethe rearmulchingbaffleandclosereardischargedoor To dischargegrassto the side 1 Lift mulchingplugonthe right sideof mower 2 Slidetwohooksof side dischargechuteunderthe hingepinon the mulchingplugassemblyandlowerthe side mulchingplug SeeFigure5 4 NOTE Donot removethe side mulchingplugat anytime evenwhen you arenot mulching CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT The cuttingheightadjustmentlever...

Page 10: ...ngmayshortenthe lifeof the batteries CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET BUTTON The moweris equippedwitha circuitbreakerresetbutton locatedon the motor bladecontrol Referto Figure7 Thiscircuitbreakerreset buttonmaypopout whentoo muchstrainis placedonthe motor Refer to Maintenance Sectionto resetthisbutton KEY The keymustbepresentandinsertedbeforethe motorcan be started See Figure8 DONOTTURNKEY The bladewill be ...

Page 11: ... away fromsourcesofignition IMPORTANT Alwaysrechargemowerfully The chargerisa two stagecharger The first stage equalize suppliesa highervoltageto the batteries Thishelpsspeedchargetimeand balancethe charge acrosstheindividual batteries The secondstage float suppliesa lowervoltage Thispreventsthe batteriesfromexperiencing overcharging damageandalso topsoff the batterycharge Dependingon batterycondi...

Page 12: ...ject stopthe motor andremovethe key Thoroughlyinspectthe mowerforany damage and repairthe damagebeforerestartingand operatingthe mower Excessive vibrationof the mowerduringoperationis an indicationof damage Theunit shouldbepromptlyinspectedandrepaired o o Whenusingthe sidedischarge the mosteffectivemowingpattern is onethatallowsthe clippingsto dischargetowardsthe uncut part of the lawn DO NOTuse m...

Page 13: ...onot exposethe mowerto water 2 Ifdebrisis allowedto buildup onthe undersideof the unit tiltthe mowerandscrapeit cleanwitha suitabletool makecertainthe keyis removed REPLACING TRAILING SHIELD f Lubricatethe wheelsat leastoncea seasonwithlightoil ormotor oil If wheelsareremovedfor any reason lubricatesurfaceof the pivotarm andinnersurfaceof the wheelwithlightoil SeeFigure10 Figure 10 Lubricatethe to...

Page 14: ...oundequally to maintainproperbladebalance A poorlybalancedbladewill cause excessivevibrationand maycausedamageto the mowerandresult in personalinjury The bladecan betestedby balancingit ona round shaft screwdriver Grindmetalfromtheheavysideuntil it balances evenly An unbalancedbladewill causeexcessivevibrationwhen rotating at highspeeds It maycausedamageto mowerandcould break lcaus ngpersona njury...

Page 15: ...nalinsurancethatthe batterieswill not sufferanycapacityloss Thesebatterieswill notleakandcan be storedontheir sides Dueto a potentialshockhazard DONOTattemptto removethe motor battery shroud Thereareno userserviceablepartsinside Contactyour nearestSearsServiceCenterif repairsare needed MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Alwaysstopthe motorand removekeybeforecleaning lubricating or performingany repairsor mainte...

Page 16: ...ool makecertainthe keyis removed Storemowerfully charged Chargingthe uniteverytwo months duringstoragewill provideadditionalinsurancethatthe batteries will notsufferany capacityloss IMPORTANT We stronglyrecommend the mowerbecharged onceeverytwo monthsduringstorage Storemowerina dry cleanarea Do not storenextto corrosive materials suchasfertilizer Wipethe cordto removeanystainsor foreignsubstancesu...

Page 17: ...rtypeor size _fuse 1 Insertignitionkey 2 Depressstarterbutton andengagemotorbladecontrol 3 Chargebattery 4 Unclogmowerdeck Makecertainbladeis freeto move 1 Chargebattery 2 Raisecuttingheight 3 Unclogmowerdeck Raisecuttingheight orcut a narrowerswath 4 Resetthe circuitbreakerresetbuttonfollowingthe instructionsinthe Serviceand Maintenance sectionof thismanual 1 Tightenbladebolt 2 Balancebladefollow...

Page 18: ...19 inch RechargeableRotary Mower Model No 247 370480 r i 18 ...

Page 19: ...16 33 734 04176A FrontWheel 34 734 2004B RearWheel 35 720 0230 FoamGrip 36 712 0324 Nut HexLock 1 4 20 749 04353 UpperHandle 38 925 04037A Motor BladeControl 39 753 04430 Screw Fiat 1 4 20x 1 75 40 749 04356 0637 CrossBracket 41 738 04278 Screw Shldr 1 4 20x 50 42 731 05186 LowerHandleinsulator 43 731 05178 UpperHandleInsulator 44 747 04663A Motor BladeControlHandle 45 710 0572 BoltCarriage 5 16 1...

Page 20: ...LASSES REMOVE KEY BEFORE SERViCiNG OR REMOVING BLADE e KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM ROTATING PARTS e DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND o USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES DO NOT MOW SLOPES GREATER THAN 1B MOW ACROSS NEVER UP AND DOWN NEVER PULL MOWER CLOSE TO YOUR FEET LOOK DOWN AND BEHIND BEFORE AND WHILE MOVING BACKWARDS 777S33576 777Dl1051 777122748 777122813 777Dl1056 777122946 2O ...

Page 21: ...it RapidResolution phonesupport froma Searsrepresentative Thinkof usas a talkingowner s manual Onceyou purchasethe Agreement a simplephonecall is all thatit takesfor youto scheduleservice Youcan call anytimedayor night or schedulea serviceappointmentonline The RepairProtectionAgreementis a risk freepurchase If youcancel for any reasonduringthe productwarrantyperiod wewill provideafull refund Or a ...

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Page 23: ...idadoentodo momento Estaunidadfue dise_adapararealizarunatarea cortarel cesped Nola utilice para ningQn otro fin Nofuercela cortadora trabajar_mejory conm_sseguridada la velocidadparalacual fue dise_ada No permitanuncaque losni_osmenoresde 14a_osutilicenesta m_quina Losni_osmayoresde 14a6osdeben leery entenderlas instruccionesdeoperaci6ncontenidaseneste manual y debenset entrenadosy supervisadospo...

Page 24: ...ay caepuede lesionarseseriamente Si sienteque pierdeel equilibrio suelte inmediatamente la manijadecontroldel motor lacuchillay lacuchilla dejarAdegirarentres 3 segundos No haga Iosiguiente No corte el cespedcercade ca das zanjaso terraplenes puedeperder el equilibrio No corte enpendientesmayoresde 15gradoscomo ilustrael indicador de pendientes No corte el cespedmojado Sino est_firmementeparado pu...

Page 25: ...erida guardernanosy pieslejos Nofuncionea rnenosquela tapade des cargao el receptorde hierbaest_nensu lugarapropiado De serda_ado sustituyainrnediatarnente PELIGROm ESPECTADORES Nosieguecuandolosni_oso los otrosest nalrededor PELIGRO DE EL CORTE DE PiE Guardernanosy pieslejosde hacergirarpartes PELIGRO ESCOMBROS LANZADOS Quiteobjetosquepuedenser lanzadospor laI rninaencualquierdirecci6n Llevegafas...

Page 26: ...aen movimiento podriavoltearsey causarlesionesseveras Sien unapendienteoperaunapodadoraubicadodetr_ s dela misma es extremadamente dificilmantenerel equilibrioy podriaresbalarsey sufrirlesionesgraves _ Alinee y sostenga este nivel con un _rbol vertical _ o la esquina de una construcci6n a o arg ode a _ IfneaPUntea _ _ Senta I iiiiiii 22J _ _ _ o el postede o una cerca I i ...

Page 27: ...DiRECTiON WEARSAFETYGLASSES e REMOVE KEY BEFORESERViCiNG OR REMOVING BLADE USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES DO NOT MOW SLOPES GREATERTHAN 15 MOW ACROSS NEVER UP AND DOWN e KEEPHANDS AND FEETAWAYFROM ROTATINGPARTS NEVER PULL MOWER CLOSETO YOUR FEEr LOOKDOWN e DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND AND BEHIND BEFOREAND WHILE MOVING BACKWARDS 27 ...

Page 28: ...ernpaque que pudieraestarentrelas rnanijas superiore inferior 2 Aflojecadaperillade rnanoquese encuentraenel interiorde la rnanijasuperior 3 Levantecon cuidadoy gire larnanijasuperiora la posici6nde funcionarniento cornose rnuestraenla Figura1 Figura1 4 Retirelas perillasen estrelladelos soportesde rnontajede la rnanijay sujetela rnanijainferiora los soportesdela rnanija colocandoel orificioinferi...

Page 29: ...y la puerta dedescargatraseradescansefirmemente contralaparte superior delcolectordec_sped CONVERSION A DESCARGA LATERAL Sihacela conversi6na descargalateral asegQrese dequeel colector de c_spedest_fuerade launidad Vuelvaa colocarlatolvadeabono posteriory cierrela puertadedescargatrasera Paradescargarlos recortesporel costado 1 Levantelaclavijade conexi6nparaabonodel ladoderechodela cortadora Desl...

Page 30: ...da trasera Veala Figura6 1 Tirede la palancahaciaafuerade la cortadora Muevala palancahaciaadelanteo haciaatr_ s a la alturadecortedeseada Sueltelapalancahacialaplataformade lacortadora BajoningunacircunstanciarealiceningQn fipo deajustea launidad sin antesdetenerel motory sacarlallave J Figura6 30 ...

Page 31: ...nqueaccidentalcuando el equiponoest vigilado INDICADOR DE NIVEL DE LA BATERiA Elindicador denivelde la bateriase encuentraen latapa delmotor El indicadorrnuestra el estadode la bateriay est encendidornientrasel motorest encendido Cuandoelindicadorest ilurninadototalrnente hacialaderechaindicaque labateriaest totalrnente cargada a rnedidaqueel indicadorse va ilurninando rn_ s haciala izquierda sign...

Page 32: ...Duranteiacargao descargase _odrian emitirgasesexpiosivos Utiiiceiaen un_ reabienventiiada ejosde fuentesdecombusti6n iMPORTANTE Siemprerecarguela cortadoratotalmente Elcargador es un cargadordedos etapas Laprimeraetapa compensadora en via tensi6nm_ salta alas baterias Estosirveparaacelerareltiempo de cargay niveiarlacargaen todaslasbaterias Lasegundaetapa lent enviaunatensi6nm_ sbaja Estoevitael d...

Page 33: ...da_arlacortadorao el motor Dichos objetospuedensetaccidentalmente arrojadosen cualquier direcci6nporlacortadoray provocarlesionespersonalesgraves al operadory a otraspersonas X Sigolpeaunobjetoextra o detengael motory saquela Ilave In speccionelacortadoraminuciosamente paravet quenotengada_os y repareel da_oantesdevolveraarrancarlay hacerlafuncionar El excesodevibraci6nde lacortadoraduranteel func...

Page 34: ...na dela cortadoradespu_s de cadausoya queseacurnulanrecortesde pasto hojas suciedad y otrosdesechos Estaacurnulaci6n de recortesde pasto etc no es aconsejableporqueproduce6xidoy corrosi6n 1 Quiteel pastoy hojasacurnulados alrededorde latapadel motor no useagua Ocasionalrnente lirnpielacortadoracon un paso seco Parareducirel riesgodesufrirdescargasel_ctricas noexpongala cortadoradecespedal agua 2 S...

Page 35: ...ecortedelacuchilasea puldo potigualpararnantener elequlibrioadecuadode lacuchila Una cuchilladesequilibrada causar dernasiada vibraci6n y puedeocasionar daSosalacortadoraqueresutenen lesionespersonales Se puede probarlacuchilabalance ndola sobreundestornilador deejecircular Afle elmetaldelladopesadohastaquequedebienequlibrada Si la cuchlla est desequlibradacausar_ dernasiadavibraci6nal rotara alta...

Page 36: ...r labateria Adentronohay piezasrecambiablesporel usuario Sihacefalta reparar p6ngaseencontactoconel centrode servicioSearsm_ s cercano Apagueel motory retirelaIlavesiempreantesde limpiar lubricar realizarcualquierreparaci6notarea demantenimiento en la cortadoradecesped Utilicesiempre anteojos deseguridad duranteel Funcionamiento omientras ajustao repara esteequipo Cadauso 1 Cuchillasdelacortadora ...

Page 37: ...feriordela unidad inclinelacortadoray lirnpieraspandocon unaherrarnienta adecuada asegQrese de habersacadola Ilave Alrnacenelacortadoratotalrnetecargada IMPORTANTE Serecornienda enf_ ticarnente cargarlacortadora dec_spedunavezcadados rnesesrnientrasest alrnacenada Alrnacenela unidadenunazonalirnpiay seca No laalrnacene cercade productoscorrosivos cornoporejernplofertilizantes Lirnpieelcableparasac...

Page 38: ... 4 Destapelaplataformade lacortadora Cerci6resede quela cuchillase puedemover 1 Carguelabateria 2 Elevelaalturade corte 3 Destapelaplataformade lacortadora Elevelaalturade corte o corteunafranjam_ sangosta 4 Reposicione el bot6nde reposici6n del disyuntor siguiendolas instrucciones que aparecenen la secci6n Servicioy mantenimiento deestemanual 1 Ajusteel pernode lacuchilla 2 Equilibrelacuchillasig...

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