Important; Removing Unit From Carton; Loose Parts In Carton - Sears Craftsman 247.887760 Manual Del Operador

IMPORTANT: T his unit is shippedwithoutgasolineor oil in the engine.
Be certain to serviceenginewithgasolineand oil as instructedin the
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand left hand sideof the LawnMoweris
observedfrom the operatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cut eachcornerof the cartonverticallyfromtop to bottom.
2. Removeall looseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Lift unit from the rearto detach it from underlyingcarton material
and roll unit out of carton.
2. Checkcarton thoroughlyfor anyotherlooseparts.
LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
• GrassCatcher
• GrassCatcherAdapter
• Side DischargeChute
• EngineOil
ASSEMBLY
Attaching The Handle
1. Removeany packingmaterialwhich may be betweenupperand
lowerhandles.
a. Pull up and back on upperhandleas shownin Figure1.
Makecertainthe lowerhandle is seatedsecurelyintothe
handlemountingbrackets.Do notcrimp cableswhile lifting
the handleup.
b. Tightenstar knobsto secureupper handleto lowerhandle.
Makesurethat each carriagebolt is seatedproperlyin the
handle.
2. Locatethe hairpinclip on the weldpin on eachsideof lower
handle.
a. Removehairpinclipfrom this hole. Usinga pairof pliers,
insert hairpinclip intothe hole on pin closestto thebracket.
See Figure2. Repeaton otherside.
b. Inserta carriagebolt fromthe manualbag intothe upper
hole on the handlemountingbracket.Securewith one plastic
wingnut, also includedin themanualbag.Repeaton other
sidewith remaininghardware.
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NOTE:Makecertainthe drivecable is routedaroundthe outsideand
abovethe lowerhandleso it does not interferewith attachingthe grass
bag.The chutedoor has beendesignedto movethe starterrope out of
theway of the bag whenthe chutedoor is opened.
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