Craftsman 917.275280 - Manual (Page 7)

ASSEMBLY/PRE-OPERATION
Your new tractor has been assembled at the factory. Review the video cassette before
you begin.
When right or left hand is mentioned in
this manual, it means, from your point of
view, when you are in the operating
position (seated behind the steering
wheel).
TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM
CARTON
3.
UNPACK CARTON
1. Cut, from top to bottom, along lines on
all four corners of carton, and lay
panels fiat.
2. Remove packing materials.
3. Remove protective materials from
tractor hood and grill.
IMPORTANT: Check for and remove any
staples in skid that may puncture tires
where tractor is to roll off skid.
CHECK BATTERY
1. Lift hood to raised position.
NOTE: If this battery is put into sen/ice
after month and year indicated on label
(label located between terminals) charge
battery for minimum of one hour at 6-10
amps. (See “BATTERY" in Maintenance
section of this manual for charging
instructions).
INSTALL SEAT
Seat position should be adjusted forward
or backward so that the operator can
comfortably reach clutch/brake pedal and
safely operate the tractor.
1. Remove the two (2) bolts and flat
washers securing the seat to card­
board packing. Keep the two (2) bolts
only and place them with the two (2)
identical bolts and four (4) washers in
the parts bag. Discard the flat washers
and cardboard packing.
2. Release L.H. seat slide on seat pan
by pulling out on adjustment handle
and sliding it to the rear position
exposing seat mounting holes from
bottom. Slide R.H. slide to same rear
position.
Mount rear of seat on slides using
mounting bolls and lock washers as
shown.
4. Pull out on adjustment handle and
slide seat all the way forward. Install
front mounting bolts and lock washers.
Tighten all mounting bolts securely.
5. Lower seat into operating position and
sit on seat. Press clutch/brake pedal
all the way down. If operating position
is not comfortable, adjust seat.
To adjust seat: Grasp adjustment handle
and pull out, slide seat to desired position
and release adjustment handle.
Seat
NOTE: You may now roll or drive your
tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate
instruction below to remove the tractor
from the skid.
TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID (See
Operation section for location and
function of controls)
1. Press lift lever plunger and raise
attachment lift lever to its highest
position.
2. Release parking brake by depressing
brake pedal.
3. Place freewheel control in transmis­
sion disengaged position (See To
Transport” in the Operation section of
this manual).
4. Roll tractor forward off skid.