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Operation - Craftsman 917.259870 Owner's Manual

13.5 hp electric start 38" mower 5 speed transaxle lawn tractor

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Battery Box
Laber
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 and assemble
shoulder bolt. Tighten shoulder bolt
securely.
4. Assemble adjustment knob and flat
washer loosely.
Do not tighten.
5. Lower seat into operating position and
sit on seat.
6. Slide seat until a comfortable position
is reached which allows you to press
clutch/brake
pedal all the way down.
7. Get off seat without moving its
adjusted
position.
8. Raise seat and tighten adiustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat Pan
Shoulder
Bolt
Flat Washer
Adjustment
Knob
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 gearshift lever in neutral (N)
position.
4, Roll tractor forward off skid.
5. Remove banding holding deflector
shield up against tractor.
TO DRIMETRACTOR
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.
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
position.
6. Start the engine. After engine has
started, move throttle control to idle
position.
7. Depress clutch/brake
pedar 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 parking
brake and place gearshift lever in
neutral position.
10.Turn ignition key to "OFF" position.
Continue with the instructions that follow.
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