Craftsman 917.273523 Owner's Manual page 9

Lawn tractor 21.0 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 as-
semble
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 ad-
justed
position.
9.
Raise seat and tighten
adjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat
_n
Shoulder
Bolts
Flat Wa
Adj
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 ROLL TRACTOR
OFF SKID (See
Operation
section
for location
and
function
of controls)
1. Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment lift lever to its highest po-
sition.
2. Release parking brake by depressing
clutch/brake pedal.
3. Place freewheel control in "trans-
mission 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)
_I_WARNING: Before starting, read, un-
derstand 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 "trans-
mission 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 posi-
tion.
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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