Assembly; Attaching The Battery Cables; Shipping Brace Removal; Attaching The Steering Wheel - Craftsman T1600 Operator's Manual

IM PORTANT: Your t ractor i sshipped w ithmotor o il intheengine. However,
youMUST check t heoillevel b efore operating. Refer totheService & Maintenance
section f orinstructions onchecking theoillevel.
NOTE: Any referencein this manualto the RIGHTor LEFTside of the
tractoris observedfrom operator'sseat positionfacing forwardtowards
thefront of tractor.
Attaching the Battery Cables
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
Batteryposts,terminals,and relatedaccessoriescontainlead and
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato
cause cancerand reproductiveharm.Wash handsafter handling.
Whenattaching battery cables,alwaysconnect the POSITIVE (Red)wire to its
terminal first, followed bythe NEGATIVE (Black)wire.
Forshippingreasons, bothbatterycables on yourequipmenthavebeenleft
disconnected f rom the terminalsat thefactory.Toconnect t he batterycables,
proceed asfollows:
NOTE: ThepositivebatteryterminalismarkedPos. ( +).Thenegativebattery
terminalismarkedNeg. ( -).
1. Remove t he plasticcover, i f present, f rom the positivebatteryterminaland
attachthe redcableto the positivebatteryterminal(+) with the bolt and
hexnut.SeeFigure 1.
2. Remove t he plasticcover, i f present, f rom the negative batteryterminaland
attachthe blackcableto the negative batteryterminal(-) with the bolt and
hexnut.SeeFigure 1.
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3. Position the redrubberbootoverthe positive batteryterminalto help
protectit from corrosion.
NOTE: Ifthe batteryisput intoservice after the dateshownon top of battery,
charge the batteryasinstructed in the Service & Maintenance s ection of this
manual p riorto operatingthe tractor.
Shipping BraceRemoval
Makesurethe riding mower'sengine isoff, removethe ignitionkey,and
set the parkingbrake before removing the shipping brace.Referto the
Operaton sect on for nstruct ons on howto set the parkng brake.
Locate the shippingbrace, i f present, a ndaccompanying warningtag found
on the rightsideof the mower,betweenthe discharge c hutedeflectorand
the cuttingdeck.See Figure 2.
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Place the decklift leverin the highest c utting position.Refer t o Settingthe
CuttingHeightinthe Operation sectionof thismanual.
While pushing t hedischarge chute deflector towards themachine w ithyourleft
hand, r emove t heshipping b race w ithyourrighthand bygrasping i t between y our
thumbandindex finger a ndrotating it clockwise.
Theshipping brace,usedfor packagingpurposesonly, must be removed and
discardedbefore operating your ridingmower.
Themowing deckiscapableof throwing objects. Failureto operate the
Iridingmower without the discharge c hutedeflector in the properoperating
[position could resultin seriouspersonal i njuryand/or propertydamage.
Attaching TheSteering Wheel
Ifthe steeringwheelforyourtractordid notcomeattached, t he hardware for
attachingit hasbeenpacked within the steeringwheel,beneath the steeringwheel
cap.Carefully pryoffthe steeringwheelcapandremove the hardware.
I. With the wheels of the tractorpointingstraightforward,placethesteering
wheeloverthe steeringshaft.
2. Place the washer (with the cuppedside down)overthe steeringwheeland
secure with the hexbolt. See Figure 3.
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