917.255970 OWNER'SMANUAL - Replacement Water Filters

1 'SMANUALoAssemblyoOperationoCustomerResp onsibilitiesoServiceoAdjustments RepairPartsCaution:ReadandFollowallSafet yRulesandInstructionsBeforeOperatingThis EquipmentSAFETYRULESSafeOperationPractic esforRide-OnMowersIMPORTANT:THISCUTTINGM ACHINEISCAPABLEOFAMPUTATINGHANDSANDFEETA NDTHROWINGOBJECTS ,understand,andfollowallinstructionsinth emanualandonthemachinebeforestarting. Onlyallowresponsibleadults,whoarefamilia rwiththeinstructions, ,toys,wire,e!c+,=whichcouldbepickedupand thrownbytheblade., Besuretheareaisclearofotherpeoplebeforem owingStopmachineifanyoneentersthearea., , ,setparkingbrake,stopengine, Turnoffbladeswhennotmowing. Stopenginebeforeremovinggrasscatcherorun cloggingchute. Mowonlyindaylightorgoodartificiallight. Donotoperatethemachinewhileundertheinflu enceofalcoholordrugs,. Watchfortrafficwhenoperatingnearorcrossi ngroadways.

2 Useextracarewhenloadingorunloadingthemac hineintoatrailer'ortruck+ , ,donotmowit+DO: Mowupanddownslopes,notacross, Removeobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc , Watchforholes,ruts, Useslowspeed 'srecommendationsforwheelweightsorcounte rweightstoimprovestability. Useextracarewithgrasscatchersorotheratta chments+ + Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope,fftiresl osetractior_, :=Donotturnonslopesunlessnecessary,andth en,turnslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifposs ible Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,orembankme nts Themowercouldsuddenlyturnoverifawheeliso vertheedgeofaclifforditch,orifanedgecave sin+ Donotmowor]wetgrass.,Reducedtractioncoul dcausesliding_ Donottrytostabilizethemachinebyputtingyo urfootontheground. Keepchildrenoutofthemowingareaandunderth ewatchfu_careofanotherresponsibleadult. Bealertandturnmachineoffifchildrenentert hearea, Beforeandwhenbacking,Lookbehindanddownfo rsmallchildren ,oNeverallowchildrentooperatethemachine, UseextracarewhenapproachingbUndcorners,s hrubs,trees, , + ,suchasawaterheater+ Neverrunamachineinsideaclosedarea+ Keepnutsandbolts,especiallybladeattachme ntbolts,tightandkeepequipmentingoodcondi tion.

3 Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.,Checktheir properoperationregularly Keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves,orotherdeb risbuild-up+Cleanoilorfuelspillage+ ,ifnecessary,beforerestarting+oNevermake adjustmentsorrepairswiththeenginerunning +=Grasscatchercomponentsaresubjecttowear ,damage,anddeterioration, 'srecommendedparts,whennec-essary+ Mowerbladesaresharpandcancut,Wraptheblad e(s)orweargloves,anduseextracautionwhens ervicingthem. Checkbrakeoperationfrequently+Adjustands erviceasrequired, !l!YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED,CAUTION:Alwaysdi sconnectsparkplugwireandplacewirewhereit cannotcontactsparkpluginordertopreventac cidentalstartingwhensettingup,transporti ng, ,engineeredandmanufac-turedtogiveyoutheb estpossibledependabilityandperformance., Shouldyouexperienceanyproblemyoucannotea silyremedy,pleasecontactyournearestSears ServiceCentedDepartmentoWehavecompetent, well-trainedtechniciansandthepropertools toserviceorrepairthistractor PleasereadandretainthismanualTheinstruct ionswillenableyoutoassembleandmaintainyo urtractorprop-erlyoAfwaysobservethe"SAFE TYRULES",MODELNUMBER917 Followaregularscheduleinmaintaining,cari ngforandusingyourtractor.

4 Followtheinstructionsunder"CustomerRespo nsibili-ties"and"Storage" :35 GALLONSUNLEADEDREGULAROIL( ):SAE30(above32"F)SAE5W-30(below32"F)SPA RKPLUG( ):CHAMPIONRJ-19 LMSTD361458 :(MPH):, '-/. " ,. (4 QUARTS)SAE30(mSO100)TIREPRESSURE:FRONT:1 4 PSiREAR:t0 PSiCHARGINGSYSTEM:5 AMPSBATTERY5 AMPSHE_ :Thistractorisequippedwithaninternalcomb ustionengineandshouldnotbeusedonornearan yunimprovedforest-covered,brush-coveredo rgrass-cov-eredlandunlesstheengine'sexha ustsystemisequippedwithasparkarrestermee tingapplicablelocalorstatelaws(ifany).If asparkarresterisused,itshouldbemaintaine dineffectiveworkingorderbytheoperator InthestateofCaliforniatheaboveisrequired bylaw(:Section4442oftheCaliforniaPublicR esourcesCode).. (SeetheREPAIRPARTS sectionofthismanual),.JJJJJJJJJJ/llliNii ii,i,iLiMiTEDTWOYEARWARRANTYONELECTRICST ARTRBDINGEQUIPMENTF ortwo(2)yearsfromthedateofpurchase,ifthi sridingequipmentismaintained,lubricateda ndtunedupaccordingtotheinstructionsinthe OWNER'SMANUAL ,Searswillrepairorreplace,f reeofcharge.

5 Expendableitemswhichbecomewornduringnorm aluse,suchasblades,sparkplugs, Tirereplacementorrepaircausedbypunctures fromoutsideobjects,suchasnails,thorns,st umps,orglass. Repairsnecessarybecauseofoperatorabuse,n egligence,improperstorageoraccidentorthe failuretomaintaintheequipmentaccordingto theinstructionscontainedintheowner' ,ifanybatteryincludedwiththisridingequip mentprovesdefectiveinmatedalorworkmanshi pandourtestingdeterminesthebatterywillno tholdacharge,Searswillreplacethebatterya tnocharge: ,andyoumayalsohaveotlierrightswhichmayva ryfromstatetoslateSEARS,ROEBUCKANDCOo,D/ 817WA,HOFFMANESTATES,ILLINOIS60179:::::: ::::::::::::::::::::.. , !' :.. , , ,..7-10 , : 'BladeDriveBelt: , , :AirFilter'.. ,16, , : ,17Oi! : :.. ,18,34 , ' , : : : ' ,16, , ,16, , ;however,itmaychangeinfutureyears-moreat tachmentsmaybeadded,changesmaybemadeinth eseattachments, (thosethatdoareindicated) !

6 ] ,184nchdiameterwater-tightdrumholdsupto3 90lbs, ,fertilizing, , , Forapplyingherbicides,insecticides,fungi cides,andliquidfertilizers SNOWTHROWERhas40-inchswathDrum4ypeaugerh andles" (Usewithchains,wheelweights,orreardrawba rweight.)TIRECHAINS areheavyduty;closelyspacedextra-largecro sslinksgivesmoothride, (55lbseach.)TRACTORCAB hasheavydutyvinylfabricovertubularsteelf rame,ABSplastictop; ( )Optionalaccessoriesfortractorcab:tinted /temperedsolidsafetyglasswindshieldwithh andoperatedwiper;! (Catalogonly.) ( Water -repellent,extremelybrealhabte,lig htweight,soft,non-abrasive,pliableinallt emperatures,durable,stain!tear/puncturer esistant,willnotshrinkorstretch)..(Catal ogonly.)TILLERhas8hpenginetoprepareseedb eds,cultivate, (Requiressleevehitch)TILLERhas5hpenginea nd36qnchswathtoprepareseedbeds,.cultivat e, ,yard, !DOZERBLADE removessnow;gradesdirt, ,17incheshigh, ; ,replaceablescraperbar(Usewithtirechains , )REARBLADEis42incheswideandoperatedfromd river' (Requiressleevehitch.)

7 SLEEVECULTIVATORis43incheswide,Preparesg roundforseeding, ,horizontally.(Requiressleevehitch.)Opti onalaccessoryforcultivator:steelfurrowop enerforwideropeningsforpotatoes,corn,and otherdeep-seededcropsPLOW turnssoil6inchesdeep;cuts10-inchfurrowCr ankadjustmentcontrolsdepth, (Requiressleevehitch.)DISCHARROWhas2gang sof4steelbladesthatanglefrom10to20degree s,40incheswiderCanhook2unitsintandem( ) (1) :iiiil:lli:ltiiPartsBagcontentsshownfull size(1)ShoulderBolt5/16-18(1)Knob(1)Wash er17/32x1-3/16x12 Gauge_J(3)RetainerSprings(4)RetainerSpri ngs(2)HexBolts1/4-20x3/4@(2)HexNuts1/4-2 0(2)Washers9/32x5/8x16 Gao_J'j(2)LockWashers1/4(2)WingNuts1/4-2 0 PartspackedseparatelyincartonSeatSteerin gWheelIII|PartsBagBatteryacidBatteryOwne r'sManualPartsbagcontentsnotshownfullsiz e__ (2)ShoulderBolts(2)CrownLockNuts(2)Gauge Wheels(2)FrontLinkAssembly(2)BatteryCarr iageBolts1/4-20x7-1/2(2)KeysII lloSteeringWheelInsert15 SlopeSheet\.

8 ,allpartsandhardwareyouassemblemustbetig htenedsecurely (2)7/16"wrenches(I)Tirepressuregauge(1)9 /16"wrench(1)Utilityknife(1)Adjustablewr enchWhenrightandlefthandarementionedinth ismanual,itmeanswhenyouareintheoperating position(seatedbehindthesteeringwheel).T OREMOVETRACTORFROMCARTONUNPACKCARTONoRem oveallaccessibleloosepartsfromcarton(See page6).,oCutalonglinesonthecarton,fromto ptobottom,allfourcornersofcartonandlaypa nelsfiat .Removemowerdeckfromski&. ( ) Removehexbolt,lockwasherandlargeflatwash erfromsteeringshaft Positionfrontwheelsofthetractorsotheyare pointingstraightforward,, Positionsteeringwheelsocrossbarsarehoriz ontal(lefttoright)andslideontoadapter. Securesteeringwheeltosteeringshaftwithhe xbolt, Snapinsertintocenterofsteeringwheel Removeprotectiveplasticfromtractorhoodan dgrillIMPORTANT;CHECKFORANDREMOVEANYSTAP LESINSKIDTHATMAYPUNCTURETIRESWHERETRACTO RISTOROLLOFFSKID,"TOROLLTRACTOROFFSKID( ) Raiseattachmentliftlevertoitshighestposi tion.

9 Placegearshiftleverin"NEUTRAL"position Releaseparkingbrakebydepressingclutchlbr akepedal. Rolltractorbackwardsoffskid ,.. ( ) ,clothingandgogglestoprotectyourhands, ,periodicchargingofthebatterywithanautom otivechargerwillextenditslife. , , ,addmoreaciduntilthecorrectlevelisreache d Whilebatteryisstanding(afteraddingacid)a ndlater,whilebatteryisbeingcharged, :TOMAXIMIZETHELiFEOFYOURBATTERY,ITISNECE SSARYTHATTHEBATTERYBECHARGEDBEFOREUSEFAI LURETOCHARGEBATTERYCANRESULTINASHORTENED BATTERYLiFE Chargebatteryatarateof6amperesfor1hour'. . Checktheacidtevelafter' ,adddistilledorironfreewater. ,thenwipedry,, Checkbatterycaseforleakagetomakesurethat nodamagehasoccurredinhandling_ , ( ) Removecardboardpackingonseatpan_ ' ,= \ ,, ReducetirepressuretoPSIshownin"PRODUCTSP ECIFICATIONS"onpage3ofthismanual,.CHECKB RAKESYSTEMA fteryoulearnhowtooperateyourtractor, "TOADJUSTBRAKE"intheServiceandAdjustment ssectionofthismanual, ,,, ( )Besuretractorisonlevelsurface,, ,,gaugewheelbrackeLSwinganti-swaybartole ftsideofmowerdeck,oSlidemowerundertracto rwithdischargeguardtorightsideoftractor.

10 Connectanti-swaybartochassisbracketunder leftfootrestandretainwithdoubleloopretai nerspring,,oTurnheightadjustmentknobcloc kwisetoremoveslackfrommowersuspension Raisedecktohighestposition,, Insertgaugewheelsasshownusinglongshoulde rboltsandnuts,,Tightensecurely, ,, ,oSliderightsideofmowerdeckforward, , "TOLEVELMOWERHOUSING"intheServiceandAdju stmentssectionofthismanual Checkbeltforproperroutinginallmowerpulle ygrooves,,Installbeltintoenginepulleygro ove InstallsecondfrontlinkinRoll, Retainwithtwosingleloopretainerspringsas shown. Turnheightadjustmentknobcounterclockwise untilitstops,Lowermowerlinkagewithattach mentliftlever., Placethesuspensionarmsondeckpinsandretai nwithdoubleloopretainersprings CHASSISSUSPENSIONBRACKETCHECKFORPROPERPO SITIONOFALLBELTSS eethefiguresthatareshownforreplacingmoti on,mowerdrive,andmowerbladedrivebeltsint heServiceandAdjustmentssectionofthismanu al.