Craftsman 247289840 tractor

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Connecting the Battery Cables Checking Tire Pressure
Batteryposts,terminals,and relatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds,chemicalsknownto the Stateof Californiato cause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Whenattachingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe POSiTiVE(Red)
wire to its terminalfirst,followedbythe NEGATIVE(Black)wire.
For shippingreasons,bothbatterycablesonyourequipmentmay
havebeenleft disconnectedfromtheterminalsat the factory.To
connectthe batterycables,proceedas follows:
NOTE:The positivebatteryterminalis markedPos.(+). The negative
batteryterminalis markedNeg.(-).
NOTE: If the positivebatterycableis alreadyattached,skip aheadto
step2.
1. Removetheplasticcover,if present,fromthe positivebattery
terminalandattachthe redcable to the positivebatteryterminal
(+)with the bolt andhexnut.See Figure3.
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Figure3
2. Removetheplasticcover,if present,fromthe negativebattery
terminalandattachthe blackcableto the negativebattery
terminal(-) withthe bolt and hex nut.SeeFigure3.
3. Positionthe red rubberbootoverthe positivebatteryterminalto
helpprotectit fromcorrosion.
NOTE: If the batteryis put intoserviceafter the dateshownon top/
sided battery,chargethe batteryas instructedinthe Serviceand
Maintenancesectionof this Operator'sManualpriorto operatingthe
tractor.
Neverexceedthe maximuminflationpressureshownon thesidewall
of the tire.Do notoverinfiatetires. Checksidewallof tiresfor maxi-
mumpsi.Equaltire pressureshouldbe maintainedat all times.
The tires onyourtractormaybeoverinfiatedfor shippingpurposes.
Reducethe tire pressurebeforeoperatingthe tractor.Checksidewall
of tires for maximumpsi.
Adjusting the Seat
Toadjust the positionof the seat,pullupand hold the seatadjustment
lever.Slidethe seatforwardor rearwardto thedesiredposition;then
releasethe adjustmentlever.Makesure seatis lockedintopositionin
a seat-stopbeforeoperatingthe tractor.See Figure4.
Beforeoperatingthe tractor,makesurethe seatis engagedin a
seat-stop.Engagethe parkingbrake.Standbehindthe machineand
pull backon seatuntil it clicksintoplace.
Figure4
Toadjust the angleof the armrests,liftthe armrestsand rotatethe
heightadjustknobclockwiseto lowertheangleor counterclockwiseto
raisethe angle.SeeFigure4.
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