Craftsman 247.372900 - Manual (Page 6)

ASSEMBLY
IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT
GASOLINE or OIL in the engine. Be certain to ser­
vice engine with gasoline and oil before operating
your mower.
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
TO REMOVE MOWER FROM CARTON
• Open top of flaps of carton. Remove carton inserts
(if any). Remove owner’s manual, side discharge
chute and bottle of oil which are in the carton. Lift
the mower from the carton, or cut the corners of the
carton and roil the mower out.
NOTE: A grass catcher bracket is in the bag with the
owner’s manual. Keep this bracket in a safe place. If
you purchase the optional grass catcher, mount the
bracket on the right side of the upper handle as
shown on page 18 of this manual, key 10.
HOW TO SET-UP YOUR LAWN MOWER
• Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Ground the spark plug wire by attaching it to the
retaining post until ready to operate your mower.
See figures 1 and 2. (Spark plug wire is shown in
figure 1 without the rubber boot for clarity.)
• Remove any packing material which may be
between the upper and lower handies for shipping
purposes.
• Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating position. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets. Tighten the hand knobs on
each side of the handle.
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the
higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of
the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.
• Using a pair of pliers, remove hairpin clips from the
outer hole in weld pins on handle mounting brackets.
Place hairpin clips in the inner hole. See figure 3.
• The rope guide and wing nut are attached to the
starter rope, on top of the engine. Remove the wing
nut from rope guide. Remove the rope guide from
the starter rope.
• With the spark plug wire disconnected and ground­
ed, hold the blade control handle against the upper
handle, and pull the starter rope out of the engine.
Hold the rope guide as shown so the opening in the
rope guide is toward the front of mower. Slip the
rope guide around the starter rope and into the right
side of upper handle using the hole shown. Secure
using the wing nut. See figure 4.
• Make certain all nuts and bolts are tightened
securely. Also, be certain to reconnect the spark
plug wire before starting the mower.
FIGURE 1.
Wire
Blade Control
Handle
Upper
Handle
Rope
Guide
Starter
Rope
Lower
Handie
FIGURE 2.
Handle
Mounting
Bracket Spark Plug
Wire and
oot
Mulching
Plug
FIGURES.
Pin