Craftsman CX series 247.374880 Operator's Manual page 92

iMPORTANT: Thisunit isshipped with oil inthe engine.Afterassembly, seepage13
forfuel andoil details.
NOTE: Reference torightand lefthand side oftheLawn Mower isobserved fromthe
operating p osition.
Disconnect the sparkplug wire and ground it againstthe engine to prevent
unintendedstarting.
LooseParts In Carton
Oildrainhose
Waterhosecoupler
Operator's M anual
Engine Manual
Tools Neededfor Assembly
Asetofadjustable wrenches andtire gauge
Assembly
Themowingdeck iscapableof throwing objects.Failureto operate the
mowerwithout the dischargecoverin the proper operating positioncould
result in seriouspersonalinjury and/or property damage.
Attaching the Battery Cables
NOTE: Thepositivebatteryterminalismarked Pos. ( +). Thenegative battery
terminalismarked aeg.(-).
Thepositivecable(heavyredwire)issecured to the positivebatteryterminal(+)
with a hexbolt andhexnut at the factory.
Thenegativecable(heavyblack wire)maybesecured to the negativebattery
terminalat the factory.Ifit hasn'tbeenattached, p roceed asfollows:
1. Remove t hecarriageboltandhexnut fromthe positivecable(heavyred
wire).
Remove t he redplastic cover, i fpresent, f rom the positivebatteryterminal
andattachthe positivecableto the positivebatteryterminal(+) with the
boltandhexnut.SeeFigure 2.
Shipping B raceRemoval
Makesurethe lawn mower'sengine is off. Remove the ignition keybefore
removing t he shipping brace.
Locate theshippingbrace, i f present, f oundonthe rightsideof thecutting
deck.SeeFigure 1.
Figure 1
Whileholding the discharge c hutewith yourleft hand,remove the shipping
brace with yourrighthandbygrasping it betweenyourthumbandindex
fingerandrotatingit clockwise.
Figure2
Remove t hecarriageboltandhexnut fromthe negativecable(heavy black
wire).
4. Remove t he blackplastic cover, i fpresent, f rom the negativebattery
terminalandattachthe negative cableto the negative batteryterminal(-)
with the bolt andhexnut. See Figure 2.
5. Makecertainthe hold-downrodis inpositionoverthe battery,securing it in
place andmakecertainthat the redrubberbootcovers the positivebattery
terminalto helpprotectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE: I fthe batteryisput into service afterthe dateshownontop/sideof battery,
chargethe batteryasinstructed inthe Maintenance s ectionofthis manual p riorto
operatingthe mower.
Theshipping braceisusedfor packagingpurposesonly. Remove and
discardthe shipping bracebefore operatingyourlawn mower.
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