Craftsman 247.889980 manual Loose Parts In Carton, Tools Needed For Assembly, Mower Set-Up

IMPORTANT:Thisunitis shippedwithoilin the engine.After assembly,see page12for fuelandoil details.

IMPORTANT:Referenceto rightor leftside of the moweris observed fromthe operatingposition.

Disconnectthe sparkplugwire andgroundit againstthe engineto preventunintendedstarting.

LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON

Thefollowingitemsare packagedina bag:

Operator'sManual,Oildrainhose,Waterhosecoupler,EngineManual

TOOLS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY

A setof adjustablewrenchesandtiregauge

MOWER SET-UP

Shipping Brace Removal

Makesurethe lawnmower'sengineis off. Removetheignitionkey beforeremovingthe shippingbrace.

1.Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,foundon the rightside of thecuttingdeck. SeeFigure1.

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. Whileholdingthe dischargechutewithyour lefthand,removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit betweenyour thumbandindexfingerandrotatingit clockwise.

Theshippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly. Remove anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyourlawnmower.

Attaching the Battery Cables

NOTE: The positivebatteryterminalis markedPos. (+).The negative batteryterminalis markedNeg. (-).

The positivecable (heavyredwire)is securedto the positivebattery terminal(+)witha hex boltandhex nutat thefactory.

The negativecable(heavyblackwire) maybe securedto the negative batteryterminalat the factory.If it hasn'tbeenattached,proceedas follows:

Removethe carriagebolt andhexnut fromthe positivecable (heavyredwire).

. Removethe redplasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery terminalandattachthe positivecableto the positivebattery terminal(+)withthe bolt andhexnut. See Figure2.

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Figure2

3.Removethe carriagebolt andhexnut fromthe negativecable (heavyblackwirel

4.Removethe blackplasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebat- tery terminalandattachthe negativecableto the negativebattery terminal(-) withthe boltand hexnut. SeeFigure2.

5.Makecertainthe hold-downrodis in positionoverthe battery, securingit inplaceandmakecertainthatthe redrubberbootcov- ers the positivebatteryterminalto helpprotectit fromcorrosion.

NOTE: Ifthe batteryis putinto serviceafterthe dateshown on top/sided battery,chargethe batteryas instructedinthe Maintenancesectionof thismanualpriorto operatingthe mower.

Themowingdeckis capableof throwingobjects.Failureto operate I the mowerwithoutthedischargecoverin the properoperatingposi- ltion could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/or propertydamage.

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