Craftsman 917.27306 owner manual How To Set Up Your Tractor Check Battery, Check Tire Pressure

HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR CHECK BATTERY

•Lift hood to raised position.

•If this battery is put into service after month and year indicated on label (label located between terminals) charge bat- tery for minimum of one hour at 6-10 amps. (See "BATTERY" in Maintenance section of this manual for charging instructions).

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INSTALL SEAT

Adjust seat before tightening adjustment knob.

•Remove cardboard packing on seat pan.

•Place seat on seat pan and assemble shoulder bolt. Tighten shoulder bolt securely.

•Assemble adjustment knob and flat washer loosely. Do not tighten.

•Lower seat into operating position and sit on seat.

•Slide seat until a comfortable position is reached which allows you to press clutch/brake pedal all the way down.

•Get off seat without moving its adjusted position.

•Raise_seat and tighten adjustment knob securely.

Seat

Seat Pan

Shoulder

Bolt

Flat Washer

Adjustment Knob

CHECK TIRE PRESSURE

The tires on your tractor were ovednflated at the factory for shipping purposes. Correct tire pressure is important for best cutting performance,

•Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual.

CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM

After you learn how to operate your trac- tor, check to see that the brake is propedy adjusted. See "TO ADJUST BRAKE" in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual.

INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT

Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension arms are raised with attachment lift control (see Know Your Tractor in Operation section). Engage parking brake.

•Cut and remove ties secudng anti-sway bar and belts. Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck,

•Slide mower under tractor with dis-

charge guard to dght side of tractor.

IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper rout- ing in all mower pulley grooves. Install belt into electdc clutch pulley groove.

•Install one front link in top hole of the left hand front mower bracket and left

hand front suspension bracket. Retain

with two single loop retainer springs as shown.

•Install second front link in dght hand front suspension bracket and retain with single loop retainer spdng as shown.

•Slide dght side of mower back and

install link in top hole of right hand front mower bracket. Retain with single loop retainer spdng as shown.

•Tum height adjustment knob counter° clockwise until it stops.

•Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control.

•Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck pins. If necessary, rock and raise front of mower to align deck pins with the holes in suspension arms.

Retain with double loop retainer spdngs with loops down as shown.

•Connect anti-sway bar to chassis brack- et under left footrest and retain with

double loop retainer spring.

•Tum height adjustment knob clockwise

to remove slack from mower suspen- sion.

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