Craftsman 917377665 Official Gas Walk-behind Lawn Mower

User Manual - Page 6

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Read these instructionsand this manual in
itsentirety before you attempt to assemble
oroperate your new lawn mower.
IMPORTANT: This lawn mower is shipped
WITHOUT OILOR GASOLINE intheengine.
Yournew lawn mower has been as-
sembled at the factory withthe excep-
tionofthose parts left unassembledfor
shippingpurposes. To ensure safe and
properoperationof yourlawn mower, all
parts and hardwareyou assemble mustbe
tightenedsecurely. Use the correcttools
as necessaryto ensure propertightness.
All parts suchas nuts,washers, bolts,etc.,
necessaryto completethe assembly have
been placed in the parts bag.
TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM
CARTON
1. Remove loose parts included with
mower.
2. Cut down two end corners of carton
and lay end panel down flat.
3. Remove all packing materials except
padding between upper and lower
handle and padding holding operator
presence control bar to upper handle.
4. Roll lawn mower out of carton and
check carton thoroughly for additional
loose parts.
HOWTO SET UPYOUR LAWN
MOWER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so
as not to pinch or damage control cables.
1. Raise lower handle section to operat-
ing position and squeeze the bottom
ends of lower handle towards each
other until the pin in handle can be
inserted into one of the three height
adjustment holes.
2. Remove protective padding, raise up-
per handle section into place on lower
handle and tighten both handle knobs.
3. Remove any packing material from
around control bar.
Your lawn mower handle can be adjusted
for your mowing comfort. Refer to "AD-
JUST HANDLE" in the Service and Adjust-
ments section of this manual.
Operatorpresence
controlbar
LIFT
UF
Mowing
position
Lower handle
Handle pin
Handle
bracket
TO ASSEMBLE GRASS CATCHER
1. Put grasscatcherframe intograss bag
withrigidpart of bag on the bottom.
Make surethe frame handle isoutside
of the bag top.
2. Slip vinylbindingsover frame.
NOTE: If vinylbindingsare too stiff,hold
them in warm water for a few minutes.If
bag gets wet, let itdry before using.
Catcher
frame
handle
TO INSTALL ATTACHMENTS
Yourlawn mower was shipped ready to be
usedasamulcher.Toconverttobagging,see
"-ro CONVERT MOWER" in the Operation
sectionofthis manual.
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