Tire Pressure - Craftsman 247.28933 Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT: Y ourtractoris shippedwith motoroil in theengine.
However, y ou MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Referto the
Service& Maintenancesectionfor instructionson checkingtheoil
level.
NOTE: If the batteryis put intoserviceafter thedate shownon top of
battery,chargethebatteryas instructedin the Service& Maintenance
sectionof this manual_the tractor.
OPENING THE TRACTOR HOOD
Toattachthe batterycablesand checkthe engineoil levelthe hood
mustbe open. Locatethe hood lift notch(Referto Figure2 on page 11)
at the front/centerof the dash panel.Graspingthe hoodat thenotch,
lift and pivotthe hood forwardto open.
ATTACHING THE BATTERY CABLES
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
Batteryposts,terminals,and relatedaccessoriescontainlead and
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato
cause cancerand reproductiveharm.Wash handsafter handling.
Whenattachingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE (Red)
wireto its terminalfirst, followedby the NEGATIVE (Black)wire.
Figure1
Forshippingreasons,bothbatterycables on yourequipmentmay
havebeen left disconnected from the terminalsat the factory.To
connectthe batterycables,proceedasfollows:
NOTE:Thepositivebatteryterminalis markedPos. (+).The negative
batteryterminalis markedNeg. (-).
1. Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery
terminaland attachthe redcableto the positivebatteryterminal
(+)with the bolt and hexnut. See Figure1.
2. Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebattery
terminaland attachthe black cableto the negativebattery
terminal(-) with the bolt and hex nut. See Figure1.
3. Positionthe red rubberbootoverthe positivebatteryterminalto
help protectit fromcorrosion.
TIRE PRESSURE
3ressure shouldbe maintainedatall times.
The tires on your unitmay be over-inflated for shippingpurposes.
Reducethe tire pressurebeforeoperatingthe tractor.Recommended
operatingtire pressureis approximately10p.s.ifor the reartires & 14
p.s.i, forthe front tires.Checksidewallof tire for maximump.s.i.
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