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Craftsman 917.274752 Owner's Manual page 9

18.5 he 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle

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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 ad-
justed
position.
9.
Raise seat and tighten
adjustment
knob securely.
Seat
Seat
BoUt
CHECK
BATTERY
1.
Lift seat pan to raised
position.
NOT[Z:
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. (See "BATTERY"
in Maintenance
section
of this manual
for charging
instruc-
tions).
Seat
Terminal
Terminal
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
location
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
dutch/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
DRIVE
TRACTOR
OFF
SKiD
(See
Operation
section
for
location
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 fii[ 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 gear-
shift 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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