Craftsman 917.276823 Operator's Manual page 9

Lawn tractor 20.0 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission
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7. Slide seat until a comfortableposition
is reachedwhich allows you to press
clutch/brakepedal all the way down.
8. Get off seat without moving its ad-
justed position.
9. Raiseseat and tighten adjustment
knobsecurely.
Seat
Seat
Bolt
Flat Washer
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Adj
CHECK
BATTERY
1.
Lift seat pan to raised position.
NOTE:
If this battery
is put into service
after month
and year indicated
on label
(label located
between
terminals)
charge
battery
for minimum
of one hour at 6-10
amps.
(See "BATTERY"
in Maintenance
section
of this manual
for charging
instruc-
tions).
Seat Pan
Label
Terminal
Terminal
NOTE:
You may now roll or drive your
tractor
off the skid. Follow
the appropriate
instruction
below
to remove
the tractor
from the skid.
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.
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
the deflector
shield up against
tractor.
TO
DRIVE
TRACTOR
OFF
SKID
(See Operation
section
for
location
and
function
of
controls)
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 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.
Remove
key from bag and start the
engine
(see "TO START
ENGINE"
in
the Operation
section
of this manual).
After engine
has started,
move throttle
control
to idle (slow)
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.
9 Continue
with the instructions
that follow.

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