Tractor Set-Up - Craftsman 247.28984 Operator's Manual

TRACTOR
SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwith a hydrostaticreliefvalve
for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethe tractormanually.Open-
ing this valve permitsthe fluidin the transmission to bypassits normal
route,allowingthe rear tiresto "freewheel." T oopen the hydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrod in the rear of thetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe gardentractor'sengineis off, set the parkingbrake
and removethe ignitionkey beforeremoving the shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace, if present,and warningtag foundon
the right side of the cutting deck. See Figure 2.
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Figure2
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2. Pull the hydrostaticbypassrod outward,then up,to lock itin
place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrod is pulledout. Returnthe rod to its normalpositionprior to
operatingthe tractor.
2. Whileholdingthe dischargecoverchute deflectorwith yourleft
hand, removethe shippingbracewith yourright handby grasping
it betweenyourthumb and indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly. Removeant
discardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour gardentractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill result in seriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
The mowingdeck is capableof throwingobjects. Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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