Install Seat - Craftsman 917.271743 Owner's Manual

17.5 hp electric start 42" mower automatic lawn tractor
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Seat
Battery
Door
Terminal
Label
Terminal
INSTALL
SEAT
Adjust
seat before
tightening
adjustment
knob°
t.
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
Ioosely_ 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+
Seat
Seat
Bolt
Ftat Washer
Adj
Knob
NOTE:
You may now rolf 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
position,
2.
Release
parking
brake
by depressing
clutch/brake
pedal,
3.
Place freewheel
control
in freewheel-
ing position
to disengage
transmission
(See "TO TRANSPORT"
in the
Operation
section
of this manual),
4,
Roll tractor
forward
off skid,
5.
Remove
banding
holding
deflector
shield
up against
tracton
TO DRIVE
TRACTOR
OFF SKID
(See
Operation
section
for
location
and
function
of controls)
_,
WARNING:
Before starting,
read,
understand
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.
I+ 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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