Craftsman 917271090 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 25

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NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks, tire sealant
may be pumhased from your local parts
dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry
rot and corrosion.
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(Rear Wheel Only)
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK
BATTERY
•,CAUTION: Lead-acid batteries gener-
ate explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame
and smoking materials away from batter-
ies. Always wear eye protection when
around batteries.
If your battery is too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged. (See
"BATTERY" in the MAINTENANCE sec-
tion of this manual).
If =jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT: Your tractor Is equipped
with a 12 volt negative grounded system.
The other vehicle must also be a 12 volt
negative grounded system. Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
Connect each end of the RED cable to
the POSITIVE (+) terminal of each bat-
tery, taking care not to short against
chassis.
Connect one end of the BLACK cable to
the NEGATIVE (-) terminal of fully
charged battery.
Connect the other end of the BLACK
cable to good CHASSIS GROUND,
away from fuel tank and battery.
Positive Terminal
Negative Terminal
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE
ORDER -
BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
RED cable last from both batteries.
REPLACING BATTERY
ACAUTION: Do not short battery ter-
minals by allowing a wrench or any
other object to contact both terminals
at the same time. Before connecting
battery, remove metal bracelets, wrist-
watch bands,rings,etc.
Positive terminal must be connected
first to prevent sparking from acciden-
tal grounding.
Liftseat pan to raised position,and open
battery box door.
Disconnect BLACK battery cable first
then RED battery cable and carefully
remove battery from tractor.
Install new battery withterminals in
same positionas old battery.
First connect RED battery cable to posi-
tive (+) terminal with hex bolt and keps
nut as shown.Tighten securely.
Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) terminal with remaining hex
bolt and keps nut.Tighten securely.
Close battery box door.
Battery
Box Door
Keps
Hex Bolt
Positive (Red) Cable Negative (Black) Cable
C
Charged
Batter
Positive Negative
Terminal Terminal
TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB
Raise hood.
Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backside of the grill.
Replace bulb in holder and push bulb
holder securely back into the hole in the
backside of the grill.
Close hood.
TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILLAS-
SEMBLY
Raise hood.
Unsnap headlight wire connector.
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