Craftsman 917.272351 Owner's Manual page 9

Lawn tractor 15.5 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle
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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 as-
semble 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 ad-
justed position.
9. Raise seat and tighten adjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat Pan -.
Shoulder Bolt
Fiat Washer
Adjustment Knob
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
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 po-
sition.
2. Release parking brake by depressing
clutch/brake
pedal.
3. Place gearshift lever in neutral (N)
position.
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.
Sit on seat in operating
position,
depress
clutch/brake
pedal and set the
parking
brake.
4.
Place
gear shift lever in neutral
(N)
position.
5.
Press
lift lever plunger
and raise
attachment
lift lever to its highest
posi-
tion.
6.
Start the engine.
After engine
has
started,
move throttle
control
to idle
position.
7.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal into full
"BRAKE"
position
and hold. Move
gearshift
lever to 1st gear.
8.
Slowly
release
clutch/brake
pedal and
slowly
drive tractor
off skid.
9.
Apply
brake to stop tractor,
set park-
ing brake
and place gearshift
lever in
neutral
position.
10.Turn
ignition
key to "STOP"
position.
Continue
with the instructions
that follow.
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