Check Battery; Install Seat - Craftsman 917.273321 Owner's Manual

CHECKBATTERY
• Lift hood to raised position.
• If this battery is put into service after
month and year indicated on label (label
located between terminals) charge bat-
tery for minimum of one hour at 6-10
amps. (See "BATTERY" in Maintenance
section of this manual for charging
instructions).
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INSTALL SEAT
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment
knob.
• Remove cardboard packing on seat pan.
• Place seat on seat pan and assemble
shoulder bolt. Tighten shoulder bolt
securely.
• Assemble adjustment knob and flat
washer loosely. Do not tighten.
• Lower seat into operating position and
sit on seat.
• Slide seat until a comfortable position is
reached which allows you to press
clutch/brake pedal all the way down.
• Get off seat without moving its adjusted
position.
• Raise seat and tighten adjustment knob
securely.
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Knob
CHECKTIREPRESSURE
The tires on your tractor were overinflated
at the factory for shipping purposes.
Correct tire pressure is important for best
cutt ng performance.
• Reduce tire pressure to PSI' shown in
=PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page
5 of this manual,
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM
After you learn how to operate your tractor,
check to see that the brake is propedy
adjusted. See =TOADJUST BRAKE" =nthe
Service and Adjustments section of this
manual.
ASSEMBLE GAUGE WHEELS AND
BRACKETS TO MOWER DECK
The gauge wheels are designed to keep
the mower deck in proper position when
operating mower• Be sure they are proper-
ly adjusted to ensure optimum mower per-
formance.
• Attach front gauge wheel brackets
marked front left (FL), front right (FR)
to mower deck using (3) carriage bolts
and (3) Iocknuts. For ease of installation
do not tighten Iocknuts until all carriage
bolts have been installed.
• Attach rear gauge wheel brackets
marked rear left (R L), rear right (RR) to
mower deck using (3) carriage bolts and
(3) Iocknuts. For ease of installation do
not tighten Iocknuts until all carriage
boltshave been installed.
• Slide gauge wheel bar down into bracket
channel, Be sure that gauge wheel bar
aligning holes are on top. Assemble
gauge wheels as shown using shoulder
bolts, 3/8 washers and 3/8-16 center
Iocknuts and tighten securely.
• Adjust gauge wheels to highest position
for ease of mower deck assembly.
• Adjust gauge wheels before operating
mower as shown in the operation sec-
tion of this manual.
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