Install Seat; To Roll Tractor Off Skid; To Drive Tractor Off Skid - Craftsman 917.272463 Owner's Manual

Lawn tractor 21.5 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission
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INSTALL
SEAT
Adjust seat before tightening
adjustment
knob.
1.
Remove
adjustment
knob and flat
washer
securing
seat to cardboard
packing and set aside for assembly
of
seat to tractor.
2.
Pivot seat upward
and remove from
the cardboard
packing.
Remove
the
cardboard
packing
and discard.
3.
Place seat on seat pan so head of
shoulder
bolts are positioned
over the
large slotted
holes in pan.
4.
Push down on seat to engage
shoulder
bolts in slots and pull seat
towards
rear of tractor.
5.
Pivot seat and pan forward
and
assemble
adjustment
knob and flat
washer
loosely.
Do not tighten.
6.
Lower seat into operating
position
and
sit in seat.
7.
Slide seat until a comfortable
position
is reached
which allows you to press
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down.
8.
Get off seat without
moving
its
adjusted
position.
9.
Raise seat and tighten
adjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat Pan
Shoulder Bolts
Flat Wa_
NOTE: You may now roll or drive your
tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate
instruction below to remove the tractor
from the skid.
TO ROLLTRACTOR
OFF SKID (See
Operation
section
for location
and
function
of controls)
1. Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment
lift lever to its highest
position.
2.
Release
parking brake by depressing
clutch/brake
pedal.
3.
Place freewheel
control in "transmis-
sion disengaged"
position (See "TO
TRANSPORT"
in the Operation
section of this manual).
4,
Roll tractor forward off skid.
5.
Remove
banding holding deflector
shield up against tractor.
TO DRIVE
TRACTOR
OFF SKID
(See
Operation
section
for location
and
function
of controls)
_k, WARNING:
Before starting, read,
understand
and follow
all instructions in
the Operation section of this manual. Be
sure tractor is in a well-ventilated
area. Be
sure the area in front of tractor is clear of
other people and objects.
1. Be sure all the above assembly steps
have been completed.
2.
Check engine oil level and fill fuel
tank with gasoline.
3.
Place freewheel
control in "transmis-
sion engaged"
position. (See "TO
TRANSPORT"
in the Operation
section of this manual).
4.
Sit on seat in operating position,
depress clutch/brake
pedal and set
the parking
brake.
5.
Place motion
control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
6.
Press lift lever plunger
and raise
attachment
lift lever to its highest
position.
7.
Start the engine.
After engine
has
started,
move throttle
control to idle
position.
8.
Release
parking
brake.
9.
Slowly
move the motion control
lever
forward
and slowly drive tractor off
skid.
10.Apply
brake to stop tractor, set parking
brake and place
motion control
lever
in neutral
position.
11 .Turn ignition
key to "STOP" position.
Continue
with the instructions
that follow.
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