Craftsman 917.27528 To Remove Tractor from Carton, Unpack Carton, Check Battery, Install Seat

When right or left hand is mentioned in this manual, it means, from your point of view, when you are in the operating position (seated behind the steering wheel).

TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CARTON

UNPACK CARTON

1.Cut, from top to bottom, along lines on all four corners of carton, and lay panels flat.

2.Remove packing materials.

3.Remove protective materials from

tractor hood and grill.

IMPORTANT: Check for and remove any

staples in skid that may puncture tires where tractor is to roll off skid.

CHECK BATTERY

1. Lift hood to raised position.

2.Release L.H. seat slide on seat pan by pulling out on adjustment handle and sliding it to the rear position exposing seat mounting holes from bottom. Slide R.H. slide to same rear position.

3.Mount rear of seat on slides using mounting bolts and lock washers as shown.

4.Pull out on adjustment handle and slide seat all the way forward. Install front mounting bolts and lock washers. Tighten all mounting bolts securely.

5.Lower seat into operating position and

sit on seat. Press clutch/brake pedal all the way down. If operating position is not comfortable, adjust seat.

To adjust seat: Grasp adjustment handle and pull out, slide seat to desired position and release adjustment handle.

NOTE: If this battery is put into service after month and year indicated on label

(label located between terminals) charge battery for minimum of one hour at 6-10

amps. (See "BAI-rERY" in Maintenance section of this manual for charging instructions).

Adjustment

Lock

Washel

Seat

L.h. Seat

Slide

Seat

Pan

INSTALL SEAT

Seat position should be adjusted forward or backward so that the operator can

comfortably reach clutch/brake pedal and safely operate the tractor.

1.Remove the two (2) bolts and flat washers securing the seat to card- board packing. Keep the two (2) bolts only and place them with the two (2) identical bolts and four (4) washers in the parts bag. Discard the flat washers and cardboard packing.

NOTE: You may now roll or drive your

tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate instruction below to remove the tractor from the skid.

TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID (See

Operation section for location and

function of controls)

1.Press lift lever plunger and raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

2.Release parking brake by depressing brake pedal.

3.Place freewheel control in transmis- sion disengaged position (See "To Transport" in the Operation section of this manual).

4.Roll tractor forward off skid.