Service And Adjustment - Craftsman 917.383223 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
Your lawn mower has been assembled at the fac-
tory except for the Grass Catcher Bag and the Grass
Catcher Frame°
TO REMOVE LAWNMOWER FROMCARTON
• Cut down the corners of the carton and lay ends
and sides down flat.
• Cut the plastic wrapping and remove from over
Handles and lawn mower_
e Remove Catcher Frame, Fabric Bag and Oil Bot-
tle from top of lawn mower_
o Lift lawn mower off of shipping base and check
carton for loose parts.
HOWTO SET-UP YOURLAWNMOWER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
Remove Handle Padding holding Operator
Presence Control Bar to Upper Handle.
• Raise Handles until Lower Handle section locks
into place in mowing position (See Fig. 1).
° Raise Upper Handle section into place on Lower
Handle and tighten one (t) Handle Knob.
° Your lawn mower has been shipped with Protec-
tive Handle Pads placed between the upper and
lower sections otthe Handle. For best lawn
mower performance these Pads need to be
discarded after the Handle is placed in the mow-
ing position°
o Once the Handle is in the mowing position,
remove the Handle Knob, Handle Bo|t and Pro-
tective Pad from the side with the loose Handle
Knob. (Make sure the other side is tight to sup-
port the Upper Handle).
Q Discard the Pad and reinstall the Handle Bolt and
Knob-Tighten securely_
° Loosen and remove the Handle Knob, Handle
Bolt and Protective Pad from the other side and
discard the Pad.
° Reinstall the Handle Bolt and Knob-Tighten
securely_ Now your Handles should be clamped
together without the Protective Pads.
• Your Lawn Mower Handle can be adjusted for
your mowing comfort. Refer to "Adjust Handle"
in the Service and Adjustment Section of this
manuak
TO ASSEMBLE & ATTACH GRASS CATCHER
o Put Grass Catcher Frame into Grass Bag with stiff
part of Bag on the bottom
° Slip vinyl bindings over Frame (See Fig_ 2).
NOTE: ff vinyl bindings are too stiff, hotd them in
warm water for a few minutes. If Bag gets wet, let
it dry before using_
383222
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CATCHER FRAME
FRAME OPENING
FIG. 2
HINGE BRACKET / DOOR
FORMED UP TABS _"_',_'_.. "\%.
GRASS
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FIG.
• Lift the Rear Door on the Lawn Mower Housing
and place the Grass Catcher Frame onto the form-
e d up Tabs on the Rear Door Hinge Bracket (See
F,g. 3).
• The Grass Catcher is secured to the Lawn Mower
Housing when the Rear Door is lowered onto the
Grass Catcher Frame.
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CAUTION: DO NOT RUN YOUR LAWN _OWER
WITHOUT CLIPPINGDEFLECTOR O R APPROVE_
GRASSCATCHERIN PLACE. NEVER ATTEmPt
TO OPERATETHE LAWN MOWER WITH THE
............ REAR DOOR REMOVE!) ORPROPPED OPEH,.,_