Craftsman 917.27404 To Remove Tractor from Carton Unpack Carton, Iportant, Check Battery

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Your new tractor has been assembled at the factory. Review the video cassette before you begin.

When right or left hand is mentioned in this manual, it means when you are in the oper- ating position (seated behind the steering wheel).

TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM

CARTON

UNPACK CARTON

1. Cut along dotted lines on all four pan-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

els of carton. Remove end panels and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay

side

panels

flat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Remove protective materials from trac-

Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tor

hood

and grille.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I_PORTANT:

 

 

Check

for

 

and

remove

any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

staples in skid that may puncture tires

 

NOTE: You may now roll or drive your

where tractor is to roll off skid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW

TO SET

UP YOUR

TRACTOR

 

instruction

 

below

to

remove the tractor

CHECK

 

BATTERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the

skid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Lift

hood

to

raised

position.

 

 

 

TO

ROLLTRACTOR

 

OFF

SKmD

(See

NOTE:

If this

battery

is

put into

service

Operation

 

section

 

for

mocation

and

after month

and year

indicated

on

label

function

of

controms)

 

 

 

 

(label located between terminals) charge

1. Press lift lever plunger and raise

 

battery for minimum of one hour at 6-10

 

 

attachment lift lever to its highest po-

amps.

(See

"BATTERY"

 

in Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

sition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

section of this manual for charging instruc-

2. Release parking brake by depressing

tions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clutch/brake

 

pedal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LabeU

 

 

 

3. Place freewheel control in "trans-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mission

disengaged"

 

position

(See "TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT"

in the

Operation

section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

this

manual).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Roll tractor forward off skid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Remove

banding

holding deflector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shield

up against

tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO

DRIVE

TRACTOR

 

OFF

SKID

(See

ADJUST

SEAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation

 

section

 

for

mocation

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

function

of

controms)

 

 

 

 

1.

Raise

seat

and

loosen adjustment

 

_WARNmNG:

 

Before

starting,

read,

un-

 

knob.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

derstand

and

follow

all

instructions

in the

2.

Lower

seat

 

into

operating

position

and

Operation

section

of

this

manual.

Be

sure

 

sit

in seat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tractor

is

in a well-ventilated

area.

Be

sure

3.

Slide

seat

until

a

comfortable

position

the

area

in

front

of tractor

is

clear

of

other

 

is reached

 

which

allows

you

to

press

people

and

objects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clutch/brake

 

pedal

all

the way

down.

1.

Be

sure

all

the above

assembly

steps

4.

Get

off seat

without

moving

its

ad-

 

 

have

been

completed.

 

 

 

 

 

justed

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Check

engine

oil

level

and

fill

fuel

tank

5.

Raise

seat

 

and

tighten

adjustment

 

 

with gasoline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knob

securely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Place freewheel control in "trans-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mission engaged" position. (See "TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT"

in the

Operation

section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

this

manual).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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