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Craftsman 917.388020 Owner's Manual page 5

6.0 horsepower 21" rear discharge rotary lawn mower

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Read these instructions and thismanual in
itsentiretybefore youattempt to assemble
or operate your new lawn mower.
IMPORTANT: This tawn mower is shipped
without oil or gasoline in the engine.
Yournew lawn mower has been assembled
at the factory with the exceptionof those
parts left unassembledfor shipping
purposes. To ensuresafe and proper
operationof yourlawn mower, all partsand
hardware you assemble must be tightened
securely. Use the correcttools as neces-
saryto ensure propertightness. All parts
such as nuts,washers,bolts,etc., neces-
sary to complete the assembly have been
placedin the parts bag.
TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM
CARTON
• Remove loose parts includedwith
mower.
• Cut down two end cornersof carton and
lay end panel down flat.
• Remove all packing materials except
padding between upper and lower
handle and padding holding operator
presence controlbar to upperhandle.
• Roll lawn mower out of cartonand check
carton thoroughlyfor additionalloose
parts.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN
MOWER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefullyso
as not to pinchor damage control cables.
• Raise lower handle section to operating
position and squeeze the bottom ends
of lower handle towards each other
until the pin in handle can be inserted
into one of the three height adjustment
holes.
• Remove protectivepadding, raise
upper handle section into place on
lower handle and tighten both handle
knobs.
• Remove any packing material from
around cantrei bar.
• Your handles may be adjusted for your
mowingcomfort. Refer to Service and
Adjustmentssection of this manual.
Handle
3-position
Handle
pin __
adjustment
ii
bracket
presence
control bar
handle
Lift up
Mowing
LoweSt
position
handle
TO INSTALL ATACHMENTS
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to
be used as a mulchen To convertto
bagging, see "To convert mower"in the
OPERATION section of this manual.
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