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Craftsman 917.273850 Owner's Manual page 9

Lawn tractor 20.0 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle

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mNSTALL SEAT
Adjust seat beforetighteningadjustment
knob.
1. Removeadjustmentknob and flat
washersecuring seat to cardboard
packingand set aside for assemblyof
seat to tractor.
2. Pivot seat upwardand removefrom
the cardboardpacking.Removethe
cardboardpackingand discard.
3. Placeseat on seat pan so head of
shoulderbolt is positionedover large
slotted hole in pan.
4. Push down on seat to engageshoulder
bolt in slot and pull seat towardsrear of
tractor.
5. Pivot seat and pan forwardand as-
semble adjustmentknoband flat
washer loosely.Do not tighten.
6. Lower seat into operatingpositionand
sit in seat.
7. Slide seat until a comfortable position
is reachedwhich allowsyou to press
clutch/brakepedal all the way down.
8. Get off seat without movingits ad-
justed position.
9. Raise seat and tightenadjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat
BoUt
Fiat Washer
Adjm
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 ROLL
TRACTOR
OFF
SKiD
(See
Operation
section
for
mocation
and
function
of
controms)
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 DRmVE TRACTOR
OFF
SKID
(See
Operation
section
for
mocation
and
function
of
controms)
_WARNmNG:
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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