Craftsman 917377331 rotary lawn mower

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Read these instructions and this manual in its entirety
before you attempt to assemble or operate your new lawn
mower. Your new lawn mower has been assembled at the
factory with the exception of those parts left unassembled
for shipping purposes. To ensure safe and proper opera_
tion of your' lawn mower', all parts and hardware you
assemble must be tightened securety_ Use the correct
tools as necessary to ensure proper tightness_ All parts
such as nuts, washers, bolts, etc., necessary to complete
the assembly have been placed in the parts bag°
TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM
CARTON
Remove loose parts included with mower_
° Cut down two end corners of carton and lay end
panel down flat.
Remove all packing materials except padding be-
tween upper and lower handle and padding holding
operator presence control bar to upper' handle
Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton
thoroughly for additional loose parts°
NOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN
MOWER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE (See Figs. 1A & 1B)
IIMPORTANT: UNFOLD HANDLE CAREFULLY SO AS
NOT TO PINCH OR DAMAGE CONTROL CABLES.
° Raise lower' handle section to operating position and
squeeze the bottom ends of lower handle towards
each other until the pin in handte can be inserted into
one of the three height adjustment holes..
° Remove protective padding, raise upper handle sec-
tion to operating position and tighten handle knobs
securely_
= Remove any packing material from around control bar.
o Your' handles may be adjusted for your mowing com-
fort. Refer to Service and Adjustments section of this
manual,.
NOTE: For shipping purposes, the rear wheels on your
lawn mower are not adjusted to the same positionas the
front wheels.. Before operating mower adjust all wheels to
the same cutting height position.
OPERATOR PRESENCE
CONTROLBAR
UPPER HANDLE
LIFT UP
MOWING POSITION
LOWER HANDLE
FIG. tA
ON
HANDLE
ADJUSTMENT
BRACKET
HANDLE /
PIN
TO INSTALL A'rrACHMENTS
(See Fig. 2)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher_ To convert to bagging or discharging:
° Open rear door and remove mulcher plug. Store
mulcher plug in a safe place..
, You can now install catcheror optionalclipping deftec-
tor_
° To return to mulching operation, install rnulcher plug
into discharge opening of mower.
FIG. 1B
MULCHER PLUG
FIG. 2
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CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without muicher plug in place or ap-
proved clipping deflector or grass
catcher in place, Never attempt to op-
erate the lawn mower with the rear door
removed or propped open.
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