Check Battery; Adjust Seat - Craftsman 917.28822 Operator's Manual

Slope Sheet
Keys
(2) Keys
(1) Oil Drain Tube
For Future Use
Your new tractor has been assembled at the factory with the exception of those parts left
unassembled for shipping purposes.
When right or left hand is mentioned in
this manual, it means, from your point of
view, when you are in the operating posi-
tion (seated behind the steering wheel).
TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM
CARTON
UNPACK CARTON
1. Cut along dashed lines on all four pan-
els of carton. Remove end panels and
lay side panels fiat.
2. Remove protective materials from trac-
tor hood and grille.
IMPORTANT." Check for and remove any
staples in skid that may puncture tires
where tractor is to roll off skid.
CHECK BATTERY
1. Lift seat pan to raised position and
open battery box door.
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.
Seat
Battery box
Label
ADJUST SEAT
1. Sit in seat.
2. Lift up adjustment lever (A) and slide
seat until a comfortable position is
reached which allows you to press
clutch/brake pedal all the way down.
3. Release lever to lock seat in position.
NOTE: You may now roll your tractor off
the skid. Follow the appropriate instruction
below to remove the tractor from the skid.
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.
TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID
(See Operation section for location
and function of controls)
1. Raise attachment lift lever to its high-
est position,
2. Release parking brake by depressing
brake pedal,
3. Place freewheel control in disengaged
position to disengage transmission
(See "TO TRANSPORT" in the Opera-
tion section of this manual),
4. Roll tractor forward off skid.
5. Remove banding holding the deflector
shield up against tractor.
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