Mower Installation - Craftsman 917.255950 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
• First connect RED battery cable to positive (+) battery ter-
minal with hex bolt, flat washer, Iockwasher and hex nut
as shown. Tighten securely.
• Connect BLACK grounding cable to negative (-) battery
terminal with remaining hex bolt, fiat washer, Iockwasher
and hex nut. Tighten securely,
. Slide the two battery bolts through terminal guard and
start wing nuts onto threads.
, Position terminal guard over battery as shown, lower botts
into key holes and slide square shafts of bolts into slots of
key holes.
• Tighten wing nuts by hand making sure battery botts re-
main in slots of key holes in battery support.
• Be sure terminal access doors are closed,
Use terminal access doors for:
• Inspection for secure connections (to tighten hardware)
• inspection for corrosion
, Testing battery
• Jumping (if required)
Periodic charging
POSITIVE
(RED)
CABLE
FLAT
WASHER
NEGATIVE
_BLACK]
ABLE
HEX
BOLT
VENT
CAP
FIG. 5
WING TERMINAL
GUARD
ACCESS
DOORS
BATTERY
BOLT
KEY
HOLE
BATrERY
DRAIN
TUBE
FIG. 6
BATTERY
TRAY
INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT
Your unit has been shipped with the front mower suspension
bracket banded to the frame. Remove bands and pivot
bracket downward.
MOWER INSTALLATION (See FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10)
• Remove banding from suspension arms and gauge
wheels. Set gauge wheels aside for later assembly.
• Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor,
• Slide front suspension brackets into mower brackets, Re-
tain with release pins (FIG. 7), Turn depth adjustment
knob counterclockwise until it stops. Lower mower link-
age with attachment lift lever (See FIG. 12)_
• Slide studs through lift links on both sides eftractor, Re-
tain with washers and retainer springs.
• Place the suspension arms on brackets on both sides of
frame (See FIG 8). Retain with washers and retainer
springs.
• Place suspension arms in rear suspension brackets, Re-
tain with release pins.
• Turn depth adjustment knob clockwise to remove slack
from mower suspension.
• Insert gauge wheel bar into bracket (See FiG, 7)_ Retain
with clevis pins and retainer springs.
DEPTH ADJUSTMENT {
KNOB BELT
SUSPEN- _ . I
S,ON .. ". I
PRONT I
.... \\ / suePEN. I
/_ / _ RELEASE I
- [V PIN I
FIG. 7
RETAINER
SUSPENSION "__1_ t_.-I /._....
ARM "_ / b_ _ _"t . _",,..,,.,._ _ ''-'_,-j
WASHER _----_--_',=_ ,_"'_, _ WASHER
RETAIN ER _"_'__ LIFTLINK
SPRINGF
-_',,_Q _ STUD
FIG. 8
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