Craftsman 917.378950 El Manual Del Propietario página 6

Read these instructions and this manual in
its entirety before you attempt to assemble
or operate your new lawn mower
mMPORTANT: This lawn mower is shipped
WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine
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 operation of your lawn
mower, all parts and hardware you assemble
must be tightened securely Use the correct
tools as necessary to ensure proper tight-
ness All parts such as nuts, washers, bolts,
etc, necessary to complete the assembly
have been placed in the parts bag
TO REMOVE 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 MOWER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
mMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so
as not to pinch or damage control cables
1 Raise handles until lower handle sec-
tion locks into place in mowing position
2 Remove protective padding, raise up-
per handle section into place on lower
handle and tighten both handle knobs
3 Remove handle padding holding operator
presence control bar to upper handle
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
Operator presence
contro] bar
UFT
Mowing
position
Lower handle
TO ASSEMBLE GRASS CATCHER
1 Put grass catcher frame into grass bag
with rigid part of bag on the bottom
Make sure the frame handle is outside
of the bag top
2 Slip vinyl bindings over frame
NOTE: If vinyl bindings are too stiff, hold
them in warm water for a few minutes If
bag gets wet, let it dry before using
Catcher
frame
handle
Frame
opening
TO mNSTALL ATTACHMENTS
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be
used as a mubher To convert mower to
bagging or discharging, see "TO CON-
VERT MOWER" in the Operation section
of this manual