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Craftsman 917.255723 Owner's Manual page 4

10 h.p. 36" riding lawn tractor electric start

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FIGURE 1
SEAT PAN
FIGURE
2
To
assemble
your Tractor
you will
need:
two
7
/
16"
wrenches,
two
9/
16"
wrenches,
two
1/2"
wrenches, a
3/4"
wrench and a
utility
knife
NOTE: RIGHT HAND
(R.H.)
AND
LEFT
HAND
(L.H.)
ARE
DETERMINED FROM OPERATOR 'S POSITION WHILE
SEATED ON
THE TRACTOR.
ASSEMBLY
1.
Cut down carton at
four
corners, fold down carton. Re-
move Bag of Parts.
2. Slide
Upper
Steering Shaft
over Lower
Steering
Shaft
unttl
TUBE
bolt
holes line
up
with slots
in Lower
Steering
Shaft (Fig.
1)
.
3. Use two Bolts
and
two
Locknuts
to
retain
Upper Steering
Shaft to
Lower
Steering
Shaft.
Tighten
securely.
4.
Sl
ide
Tube
over
Steenng
Shaft Assembly and over
Steering
Sleeve Bracket.
LOWER STEERING
5,
Place Steering Wh eel Adapter on Upper
Steering
Shaft
.
6.
With front
wheels pointed
straight ahead,
place Steering
Wheel
on
Steering Wheel Adapter
.
Bars
of
Steering
Wheel
should
point
straight across
tractor.
SHAFT
FENDER
-
4-
7,
Place 2
·
11
4" Dia. Washer on Upper
Steering
Shaft
and
in·
stall a
1
/
2"
Nut. Tighten
securely.
8. Snap
Insert
into
Steering
Wheel.
9. Remove
plastic on
Tractor Hood.
SEAT INSTALLATION
1. Mount Seat Pivot Bracket to Fender
using
two Hex Bolts
3/8
-
16
x
3/4,
two
Washers
13/32
x
13/
16
x
16
Ga. and
two Crownlock
Nuts
3 8 ·
16
(Fig.
2). NOTE: WASHERS
SHOULD BE
POSITI
ONED
UNDER
FENDER NEXT TO
NUTS. Seat
Pivot
Bracket, Bolts,
Washers
and Nuts
found
in
Bag
of
Parts. Tighten Nuts securely.
2. Mount Seat
Pan
to
Seat Pivot
Bracket
using
two Shoulder
Bolts
5/16
18
and two Lock Nuts
5/1
6
- 18
(Fig.
2)
(head
of
Bolts
to outside). Bolts and Lock Nuts found
in Bag
of
Parts.
Tighten Nuts securely.
3.
Place
Seat on Seat Pan.
Screw Large Adjustment
Bolt,
Lock washer and Flat
Washer into Seat
(F ig.
3). Adjustment
Bolt, Lockwasher and Flat
Washer
found in
Bag of
Parts.
Tighten finger
tight.
4.
Place Seat in operating position. Sit on
the Seat
and press
Clutch-Brake Pedal
all
the way
down.
If operating position
is
not comfortable,
adjust
Seat.
5.
Raise Seat. Use
3/4"
wrench
to loosen Adjustment
Bolt
(Fig. 3), When
adjusted
for comfortable operation,
tighten
Adjustment Bolt securely.
BATTERY
INSTALLATION
on
Ttacto
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y
Otepara·
READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS
INCLUDED
WITH
THE
BATTERY ACID
CONTAINER
.
ALWAYS
WEAR CLOTHING
TO
PRO-
TECT YOUR HANDS
AND
EYES.
a.
Remove
the
vent
caps
ftom
the battery.
Fill
each
cell
wtth
actd.
Add the
ac•d unul
•t
reach
es
the bottom of
the
vent
tube
(Fig.
4).
Do not add
the acid
beyond
this
level
01
the
addt
t
tonal
acid can
come out when the bat
tcry
IS
charged.

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