Craftsman 917.25010 Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION PAGE NO, DESCRIPTION PAGE NQ
ATTACHMENTS FOR YOUR TRACTOR 2
RULES OF GOOD SAFETY 3
PARTS IDENTIFICATION 4
BATTERY INSTALLATION 5
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE 5-6
Tires 5
Engine 5
Operating Controls 6
HOW TO START ENGINE 6-7
Recoil Model 7
Electric Mode! 7
For All Models 7
TO OPERATE TRACTOR 8
ENGINE LUBRICATION 8
TRANSAXLE LUBRICATION 8
LUBRICATION CHART 9
PARKING BRAKE 10
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT t0
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT !0
SEAT POSITION !0
TROUBLE SHOOTING 11
HOW TO TIGHTEN TRANSAXLE DRIVE
BELT 12-13
STARTER AIR CLEANER t4
Recoil Model 14
Electric Model 14
HOW TO START IF BATTERY IS LOW 14
IMPORTANT BATTERY CARE I5
WINTER CARE 15
TIRES 15
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS 15
GENERAL INFORMATION 15
NOTES 16
TO THE CUSTOM OWNER
Please accept our congratulations on your investment in a Sears Custom Tractor. We feel you will obtain
from your Custom the economical and superior performance it is designed to give. it is certain that you
will derive a large measure of personal satisfaction from its operation.
Years of tractor manufacturing experience and contact with the actual customer have been combined
with advancements in engineering to produce all the features and refinements built into your tractor.
Properly adiusted, operated and maintained, this tractor wiit respond to every reasonable demand you
make upon it and give you reliable service for years to come.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. or Simpsons-Sears Limited in Canada reserves the right to make any changes
in design or improvemenls on its implements "without imposing any obligation to install the same upon its
implements heretofore manufactured.