Craftsman 917.27223 owner manual

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Main Owner's Manual 20 HP ELECTRIC START 48" MOWER 6 SPEED TRANSAXLE LAWN TRACTOR Model No. 917.272230 1-800-659-5917 Page IMPORTANT: This cutting machine iscapable ofamputating hands and Page Useslowspeed.Choosealowgearso thatyouwillnothavetostoporshift whileontheslope. Page SteeringWheel ' IIIIIIIIIIlllllllhlllil/ .o,,er Your new tractor has been assembled atthe ,. ,... ,, ,,, Stee,,n, Page ASSEMBLEGAUGEWHEELSTO MOWERDECK The gauge wheels 9. Position Page ENG,NEONENO,NEGrEO,LPRESSUREUOHTSONO%'_MP T 4" R N H L Page i Theoperationofanytractorcanresultinforeignobjectsthrownintothe I STOPPING Thecuttingheightrangeis approxi- mately 1-1/2 to4".Theheights Page Theattachmentscanbeusedduring theenginewarm-uppedodandmay require the choke control MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TRACTOR Page Page Page BottomEdgeof BottomEdgeof MowertoGround MowertoGround \/ BeltTensionRod (DisengagedR.H, position) Mandrel Page Page Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING CHART TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART PROBLEM CAUSE Lossofpower 1. Cuttingtoomuchgrass/too fast. 2. Throttle in TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART CAUSE CORRECTION 1. Removeobstruction. PROBLEM Mowerbladeswill notrotate Poorgrass discharge Headlight(s)not SCHEMATIC I.=0 J. Io ,, O_F_'_ ;_ -%, I ;--: ' L._ z_'_ _._ _2_>+1 _5-_ _ .... Page ELECTRICAL Page CHASSISAND ENCLOSURES Page GROUNDDRWE KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION Page STEERINGASSEMBLY Page ENGINE KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION SEATASSEMBLY KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO, DESCRIPTION DECALS \ WHEELS &TIRES Page LIFTASSEMBLY Page MOWERDECK Page PEERLESSTRANSAXLE--MODEL NUMBER206-545C KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO, NO. DESCRIPTION i-_ KOHLER ENGINE-MODELNUMBERCV20S,TYPE NUMBER 65570 Page KOHLERENGINE-MODELNUMBERCV20S,TYPE NUMBER 65570 < 7-Q 1% KOHLERENGINE-MODELHUMBER CV2OS,TYPENUMBERPS-65570 STARTING SYSTEM 8 9 _O 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NOTE: P_8cor_por_entd_menslonsgivenin U,S. inches1 inch = 25.4 mm / r KOHLERENGINE-MODELNUMBER CV20S,TYPE NUMBER65570 124-041-02-S Gasket, exhaust (2) 2 25-072-04-S Stud, M8x1.25x33 (4) (2) Page Page Page SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION