Craftsman 247.28902 manual Jump Starting, Tires, Battery, Figure

8.Removethe bow-tiecotterpin securingthe deckstabilizerrodto thedeck. Slidethe decklift rodfromthe mountingbracketon the deckas seenin Fig. 19.

9.Carefullyremovethe PTOcablefromthe rearof the cuttingdeck by removingthe bow-tiecotterpinwhichsecuresit. Removethe springfromthe deckidlerbracket.SeeFig.20.

10.Gentlyslidethe cuttingdeck(fromthe left side)out from underneaththe tractor.

If removingthe battery,disconnectthe NEGATIVE(Black)wire

fromits terminalfirst,followedbythe POSITIVE(Red) wire.When re-installingthe battery,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red)wire to Its termna f rst,fo owedby the NEGATVE (Back) w re.

JUMP STARTING

TIRES

Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownonthe sidewall of tire.

The recommended operating tire pressure is:

•Approximately10psi forthe reartires

•Approximately14psifor the fronttires

IMPORTANT: Referto thetire sidewallfor exacttire manufacturer's recommendedor maximumpsi. Do notoverinfiate.Uneventire pres- surecouldcausethe cuttingdeckto mowunevenly.

BATTERY

CaliforniaProposition65WARNING!Batteryposts,terminals,and

relatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,chemicals knownto the Stateof Californiato causecancerandreproductive harm.Washhandsafterhandling.

He× Washer Screws

Neverjump starta damagedorfrozenbattery.Becertainthevehicles do not touch,and ignitionsareoff. Do notallowcable clampsto touch.

1.Connectpositive(+)cableto positivepost(+)of yourtractor's dischargedbattery.

2.Connecttheotherendof thecableto the (positive+) postof the jumperbattery.

3.Connectthesecondcable (negative-) to theother postof the jumperbattery.

4.Connecttheotherendof thenegativecableto the engineblockof the tractor,awayfromthe battery.Attachto anunpaintedpartto assurea goodconnection.

Ifthejumper batteryis installedona vehicle(i.e.car,truck),do NOT startthe vehicle'senginewhenjump startingyourtractor.

5.Startthe tractor(as instructedearlierin thissectionof this

This portion of the belt routes around

the PTO Pulley

Figure 23

manual).

6.Set the tractor'sparkingbrakebeforeremovingthejumpercables,

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