Craftsman 247.28933 manual California Proposition

IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil in theengine. However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Referto the Service& Maintenancesectionfor instructionson checkingtheoil level.

OPENING THE TRACTOR HOOD

Toattachthe batterycablesandcheckthe engineoil levelthe hood mustbeopen. Locatethe hoodlift notch(Referto Figure2 on page11) at the front/centerof the dash panel.Graspingthe hoodat thenotch, lift andpivotthe hoodforwardto open.

ATTACHING THE BATTERY CABLES

NOTE: Ifthe batteryis put intoserviceafterthedate shownontop of battery,chargethebatteryas instructedinthe Service& Maintenance

sectionof thismanual_the tractor.

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Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato causecancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Whenattachingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe POSITIVE(Red) wireto its terminalfirst,followedby the NEGATIVE(Black)wire.

Forshippingreasons,bothbatterycablesonyourequipmentmay havebeenleftdisconnectedfromthe terminalsat the factory.To connectthe batterycables,proceedasfollows: NOTE:Thepositivebatteryterminalis markedPos. (+).The negative batteryterminalis markedNeg. (-).

1.Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery terminaland attachthe redcableto the positivebatteryterminal (+)withthe bolt andhexnut. See Figure1.

2.Removethe plasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebattery terminaland attachthe blackcableto the negativebattery terminal(-) withthe bolt andhex nut. SeeFigure1.

3.Positionthe redrubberbootoverthe positivebatteryterminalto helpprotectit fromcorrosion.

Figure1

TIRE PRESSURE

3ressureshouldbemaintainedatall times.

The tiresonyour unitmaybeover-inflatedfor shippingpurposes. Reducethe tire pressurebeforeoperatingthe tractor.Recommended operatingtire pressureis approximately10p.s.ifor the reartires & 14 p.s.i,forthe fronttires.Checksidewallof tire for maximump.s.i.

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