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Craftsman 917.271063 Owner's Manual page 8

15.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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Label
Battery
Door
Terminal
INSTALL SEAT
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment
knob.
• Remove
adjustment
knob and flat
washer
securing seat to cardboard
packing and set aside for assembly
of
seat to tractor.
• Pivot seat upward and remove from
the cardboard
packing.
Remove the
cardboard
packing
and discard.
• Place seat on seat pan and assemble
shoulder bolt. Tighten
shoulder bolt
securely.
• Assemble
adjustment
knob and flat
washer loosely.
Do not tighten.
• Lower seat into operating
position and
sit on seat.
• Slide seat until a comfortable
position
is reached which allows you to press
clutch/brake pedal all the way down.
• Get off seat without moving its adjusted
position.
• Raise seat and tighten
adjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Shoulder
Seat Pan
Bolt
Flat Washer
Adjustment
Knob
NOTE:
You may now roll or drive your
tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate
instruction below to remove the tractor from
the skid.
TO ROLL TRACTOR
OFF SKID
(See
Operation section for location and
function of controls)
• Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment
lift lever to its highest
position.
• Release parking brake by depressing
clutch/brake
pedal.
• Place freewheel
control in freewheel-
ing position to disengage
transmission
(See "TO TRANSPORT"
in the Opera-
tion section of this manual).
• Roll tractor forward off skid.
• Remove
banding
holding discharge
guard up against tractor.
TO DRIVE TRACTOR
OFF SKID
AWARNING:
Before starting, read,
understand
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.
• Be sure all the above assembly
steps
have been completed.
• Check engine oil level and fill fuel tank
with gasoline.
• Place freewheel
control in "transmis-
sion engaged"
position.
• Sit on seat in operating
position,
depress clutch/brake
pedal and set the
parking brake.
• Place motion control lever in neutral
(N) position.
• Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
• Start the engine. After engine has
started, move throttle control to idle
position.
• Release parking brake.
• Slowly move the motion control lever
forward and slowly drive tractor off
skid.
• Apply brake to stop tractor, set parking
brake and place motion control lever in
neutral position.
• Turn ignition key to "OFF" position.
Continue with the instructions that follow.
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