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Craftsman 917.274820 Owner's Manual page 9

18.5 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission

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6. Lowerseat into operatingpositionand
sit in seat.
7. Slide seat until a comfortableposition
is reachedwhich allowsyou to press
clutch/brakepedal all the way down.
8. Get off seat without moving its ad-
justed position.
9. Raise seat and tightenadjustment
knobsecurely.
Seat
Seat
Bolt
Flat Washer
\
Adjustment
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
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.
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
deflector
shield
up against
tractor.
TO DRIVE
TRACTOR
OFF
SKID
(See
Operation
section
for
location
and
function
of
controls)
,_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.
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 the 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.
Start the engine.
After engine
has
started,
move throttle
control
to idle
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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