Craftsman 247.204201 Operator's Manual page 8

Set-Up
NOTE: Remove t he deckwashsystem nozzleadapter f rom the manual b agandstore
forfutureuse.
Moving The Riding Mower Manually
Your r iding mower's transmission isequipped witha hydrostatic relief v alve for
occasions when it isnecessary tomove theriding mower manually. Opening this
valve permits t hefluidinthetransmission tobypass itsnormal route, a llowing the
rear tires to"freewheel." To open thehydrostatic relief v alve, proceed asfollows:
1. Locate thehydrostatic bypass rod intherear o ftheriding mower. See Figure 1 .
Install Operator's Seat
Toinstallthe seatproceed asfollows:
NOTE: Theseatisshipped with the seatswitchandseatpanattached.
1. Cut a nystraps securing the seatassembly andthe drivecontrollevers to the
ridingmower.Remove a nypackingmaterial.
NOTE: Becareful n ot tocut the wiring harness c onnecting the seatandthe
seatswitch.
2. Remove t he twoshoulder boltsandlocknutsinthe seatpanasshownin
Figure 2.
f
Shoulder
,Bolt
Figure 1
2. Engage the bypass rodsbypullingeachoneout (a)andto the right (b)to
lockit into place.See Figure 1.
3. Disengage t he bypass r odsbyreversing stepsa &b aftermovingthe tractor.
SeeFigure 1.
NOTE: Thetransmission w ill NOT engage whenthe hydrostatic bypass r odis
pulledout.Returnthe rodto its normalpositionpriorto operatingthe riding
mower.
Neverattempt to movethe riding mower manuallywithout first opening
the hydrostatic reliefvalve. Doingsowill resultin seriousdamageto the
riding mower'stransmission.
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Figure2
Rotate the seatinto positionandsecure the seatintoplacewith the
previously removed shoulder b oltsandlocknuts.Becarefulnotto crimpor
damage the wire harness w hileinstallingthe seat.SeeFigure 3.
ShoulderBolts
Figure3
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