Attachingthe Battery Cables; Shipping Brace Removal; Attachingthe Steering Wheel - Craftsman T1400 247.203733 Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT: Your t ractorisshippedwith motoroil in the engine.However, you
MUST check the oil levelbefore operating.Refer t o the Service & Maintenance
sectionforinstructions on checking the oil level.
Attachingthe Battery Cables
CaliforniaPreposition 65
Batteryposts,terminals, andrelatedaccessories c ontain leadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknown to the Stateof California to causecancerand
reproductiveharm.Washhandsafter 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 the factory.Toconnect t he batterycables,
proceed asfollows:
NOTE: ThepositivebatteryterminalismarkedPos. ( +).Thenegativebattery
terminalismarkedNeg. ( -).
I. Remove t he plasticcover, i f present, f rom the positivebatteryterminaland
attachthe redcableto the positivebatteryterminal(+) with the bolt and
hexnut.SeeFigure I.
2. Remove t he plasticcover, i f present, f rom the negativebatteryterminaland
attachthe blackcableto the negative batteryterminal(-) with the bolt and
hexnut.SeeFigure I.
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3. Position the redrubberbootoverthe positive batteryterminalto help
protectit from corrosion.
flOTE: I fthe batteryisput intoservice after the dateshownon top of battery,
charge the batteryasinstructed in the Service & Maintenance s ectionofthis
manual p riorto operatingthe tractor.
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Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe ridingmower'sengineisoff, remove the ignitionkey,and
set the parkingbrake before removingthe shipping brace.Referto the
Operaton sect on for nstruct ons on how to set the park ng 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 tbetween y our
thumbandindex f inger a ndrotating itclockwise.
Theshipping brace,usedfor packagingpurposesonly,must be removedand
discardedbefore operatingyour riding mower.
Themowing deckiscapableof throwing objects. Failureto operate the
riding mower without the dischargecoverin the proper operating position
Icou d resut n set ous persona njury and/or property damage.
AttachingThe Steering Wheel
Ifthe steeringwheelforyourtractordid notcomeattached, t he hardware for
attachingit hasbeenpacked within the steeringwheel,beneath the steeringwheel
cap.Carefully pryoffthe steeringwheelcapandremove the hardware.
1. With the wheels of the tractorpointingstraightforward,placethe steering
wheeloverthe steeringshaft.
2. Place the washer (with the cuppedside down)overthe steeringwheeland
secure with the hexbolt. See Figure 3.
3. Place the steeringwheelcapoverthe centerof the steeringwheel and
pushdownwarduntil it "clicks"into place.
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