Craftsman 247289800 tractor

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TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwith a hydrostaticreliefvalve
for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethe tractormanually.Open-
ingthisvalve permitsthe fluidin the transmissionto bypassits normal
route,allowingthe reartiresto "freewheel."Toopenthe hydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodin the rearof thetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawntractor'sengine isoff, setthe parkingbrakeand
removethe ignitionkeybeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andwarningtag foundon
the rightsideof the cuttingdeck.See Figure2.
Figure1
2. Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then down,to lockit in
place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto itsnormalpositionpriorto
operatingthe tractor.
.
Figure2
Whileholdingthe dischargechute coverwith yourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit
betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly.Remove
anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour lawntractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill result in seriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
The mowingdeck is capableof throwingobjects. Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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