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Craftsman 917.272030 Owner's Manual page 27

18.5 hp electric start 46" mower 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor

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tf yourbatteryis
too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged. (See
"BA'I-I-ERY" in the MAINTENANCE
sec-
tion of this manual).
If =jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
AIMPORTANT:
Your tractor Is equiped
with a 12 volt negative grounded system.
The other vehical must also be a 12 volt
negative grounded system. Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicals.
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES
o
• Connect
each end of the RED cable to
the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each bat-
tery, taking care not to short against
chassis.
• Connect one end of the BLACK cable to
the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal of fully
charged battery.
• Connect the other end of the BLACK
cable to good CHASSIS
GROUND,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
-
• BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
• RED cable last from both batteries.
=Positive" (+)
"Negative" (-)
L.H. Panel
r---_l
Bolt _
REPLACING
BATTERY
ACAUTION:
Do not short battery termi-
nals by allowing a wrench or any other
object to contact both terminals at the
same time. Before connecting battery,
remove metal bracelets, wristwatch
bands,rings,etc.
Positive terminal must be connected first
to prevent sparking from accidental
grounding.
• Lift hood to raised position.
• Remove terminal guard.
• Disconnect BLACK battery cable then
RED battery cable and carefully remove
battery from tractor.
• Install new battery with terminals in
same position as old battery.
: Reinstall terminal guard.
First connect RED battery cable to posi-
tive (+) battery terminal with hex bolt
and keps nut as shown. Tighten secure-
ly.
• Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) battery terminal with
remaining hex bolt and keps nut.
Tighten securely.
• Close terminal access doors.
• Close hood.
Terminal
Access
Door _
Keps Nut
Hex Bolt
:
Positive
Red) Cable
Terminal
Negative
(Black)
Cable
TO REPLACE
HEADLIGHT
BULB
• Raise hood.
• Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backside of the gdll.
• Replace bulb inholder
and push bulb
holder securely back into the hole in the
backside of the gdll.
• Close hood.
INTERLOCKS
AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged
widng may cause your
tractor to run poorly, stop running, or pre-
vent it from starting.
• Check widng. See electdcal widng dia-
gram in theRepair
Parts section of this
manual.
TO REPLACE
FUSE
Replace with 30 amp automotive-type
plug-in fuse. The fuse holder is located
behind the dash.
TO REMOVE
HOOD AND GRILL
ASSEMBLY
• Raise hood.
• Unsnap headlight wire connector.
• Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at
sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of
tractor.
• To replace, reverse above procedure.
Headlight
nector
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