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Craftsman 917.272055 Owner's Manual page 9

16.0 hp electric start 42" mower 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor

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Label
Seat
Batter
Door
INSTALL SEAT
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment
knob.
1. Remove adjustment knob and fiat
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 bolt is positioned over large
slotted hole in pan.
4. Push down on seat to et'_:Jage
shoulder belt in slot and pull scot
towards rear of tractor.
5. Pivot seat and pan forward and
assemble adjustment knob and fiat
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 ell the way down.
8. Get off seat without moving its
adjusted position,
8. Raise seat and tighten adjustment
knob securely.
Seat Pan_ulder
Flat W_h_r _
Adjustmen_tKiob OIm
NOTE: You may now roll or drive your
tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate
instructionbelow 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 gearshift lever in neutral (N)
position.
4. Roll tractor forward offskid.
5. Remove banding holding deflector
shield up against tractor.
TO DRIVETRACTOR
OFF SK/D (See
Operation
section for location and
function
of controls)
=_I_WARNING: Before starting, read,
understand and follow all instructions in
the Operation section of this manual. Be
sure tractor is in a weil-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. Sit on seat in operating position,
depress clutch/brake pedal and set
the parking brake.
4. Place gear shift lever in neutral (N)
position.
5. Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment rift lever to its highest
position.
6. Start the engine, After engine has
started, move throttle control to idle
position.
7. Depress clutch/brake pedal into full
"BRAKE" position and hold, Move
gearshift lever to 1st gear.
8. Slowly release elutch/brake pedal and
slowly ddve tractor off skid.
9. Apply brake to stop tractor, set parking
brake and place gearshift lever in
neutral position.
10.Turn ignition key to "OFF" position.
Continue with the instructionsthat follow.

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