Craftsman 247.38814 Operator's Manual page 10

IMPORTANT: T his unit is shippedwithoutgasolineor oil in the engine.
Be certain to serviceenginewithgasolineand oil as instructedin the
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand left hand sideof the LawnMoweris
observedfrom the operatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cut eachcornerof the cartonverticallyfromtop to bottom.
2. Removeall looseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Lift unit from the rearto detach it from underlyingcarton material
and roll unit out of carton.
2. Checkcarton thoroughlyfor anyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
• GrassCatcher
• EngineOil
Operator'sManual/HandleHardware
Figure1
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ASSEMBLY
Attaching The Handle
1. Removeany packingmaterialwhich may be betweenupperand
lowerhandles.
A. Pull up and back on upperhandleas shownin Figure1.
Makecertainthe lowerhandle is seatedsecurelyintothe
handlemountingbrackets.See Figure2. Donot crimp
cableswhile liftingthe handleup.
B. Tightenstar knobsto secureupper handleto lowerhandle.
Makesurethat each carriagebolt is seatedproperlyin the
handle.
2. Inserta carriagebolt foundin the manualbaginto the upperhole
on the handlemountingbracket.Securewith one plasticwing
nut, also includedin the manualbag.Repeaton otherside with
remaininghardware. S ee Figure2.
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Lower
Handle
Handle Hardware
Carriage Bolts (2)
Wing Nuts (2)
mdle
Mounting
Bracket
Figure2
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