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Craftsman 917.273281 Owner's Manual page 19

Lawn tractor 21.0 hp, 48" mower electric start automatic transmission

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CLEANING
• Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc.
of all foreign matter.
• Keep finished surfaces and wheels free
of all gasoline, oil, etc.
• Protect painted surfaces with auto-
motive type wax.
We do not recommend
using a garden
hose or pressure washer to clean your
tractor unless the engine and transmis-
sion are covered to keep water out. Water
in engine or transmission
will shorten the
useful life of your tractor. Use compressed
air or a leaf blower to remove grass,
leaves and trash from tractor and mower.
_
WARNING:TO
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING
ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
2. Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
3. Turn ignition key "STOP" and remove key.
4. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
5. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
TO REMOVE MOWER
1. Place attachment
clutch in "DISEN-
GAGED" position.
2. If equipped, turn height adjustment
knob to lowest setting.
3. Lower mower to its lowest position.
4. Disengage belt tension rod from lock
bracket.
_CAUTION:
Rod is spring loaded. Have
a tight grip on rod and release slowly.
5. Remove retainer spring holding
anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and
disengage anti-sway bar from bracket.
6. Remove four retainer springs from front
plate assembly and remove plate.
7. Remove retainer springs from suspen-
sion arms at deck and disengage arms
from deck.
8. Raise attachment
lift to its highest posi-
tion.
9. Slide mower forward and remove belt
from electric clutch pulley.
10.Slide mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Be sure tractor is on level surface and
mower suspension arms are raised with
attachment
lift control. Engage parking
brake.
1. Swing anti-sway bar to left side of
mower deck.
2. Slide mower under tractor with deflec-
tor shield to right side of tractor.
Lock Bracket
Belt Tension
Front Mower
Rod
Bracket
.._ ,/7
Electric Clutch
(Disengaged
,,
Pulley
Position)
_,
Chassis
Bracket
Retainer
Spring
Suspension
Arms Double Loop
Retainer Springs
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
Anti-Swa'
Bar
USE PLIERS FOR
RET_j
Loop u_S
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Front Plate
Assembly
f
Single Loop
Retainer Springs
anged Pins
Front Mower
Bracket
\
Deflector Shield
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