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Craftsman 917.271065 Owner's Manual page 9

15.5 hpelectric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor

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Battery
Door
Termin
Terminal
iNSTALL
SEAT
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment
knob.
1, Remove
adjustment knob and flat
washer securing seat to cardboard
packing and set aside for assembly of
seat to tractor.
2. Pivot seat upward and remove from
the cardboard packing. Remove the
cardboard
packing and discard.
3,
Place seat on seat pan so head of
shoulder bolt is positioned over large
slotted hole in pan.
4.
Push down on seat to engage
shoulder bolt in slot and pull seat
towards rear of tractor.
5.
Pivot seat and pan forward and
assemble adjustment
knob and flat
washer loosely. Do not tighten.
6.
Lower seat into operating position and
sit in seat.
7. Slide seat until a comfortable
position
is reached
which allows you to press
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down.
8. Get off seat without
moving its
adjusted
position.
9. Raise seat and tighten
adjustment
knob securely.
Flat
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 ROLLTRACTOR
OFF SKID
(See
Operation
section
for location
and
function
of controls)
1. Press lift lever plunger
and raise
attachment
lift lever to its highest
position.
2.
Release
parking
brake
by depressing
clutch/brake
pedal.
3.
Place freewheel
control
in freewheel-
ing position
to disengage
transmis-
sion (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 DRIVETRACTOR
OFF SKID
(See
Operation
section
for location
and
function
of controls)
,_WARNiNG:
Before starting
read
understand
and follow
a
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 "transmis-
sion engaged"
position.
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
position.
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 "OFF" position.
Continue
with the instructions
that follow.

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