42" Briggs & Stratton 17.5 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

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Seat Adjustment
Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment
instructions.
Parking Brake Adjustment
Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.Always
disengagePTO(bladeengagelever),moveshiftleverintoneutral
position,stopengineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
If thetractordoes notcometo acompletestopwhenthe brakepedal
is completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscanrollwiththe
parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis in needof adjustment.Contactthe
nearest Sears Service Centerto haveyourbrakesproperlyadjusted.
Tolocatethe nearest Parts& Repair ServiceCenteror to schedule
service,contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:
1. Placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)
positionandengagethe parkingbrake.
2. Lowerthe deck by movingthe deck lift lever intothe bottom
notchon the rightfender.
3. Removetheself-tappingscrew(A) thatsecuresthe belt-keeper
rodfromaroundthe tractor'sPTOpulley,thenremovethe belt
keeperrod(B). SeeFig. 16.
NOTE: Makea mentalnotewhatholethe otherendof the belt-keeper
rodisinsertedinfor reinstallationpurposes.
4. Removethebelt (C) fromaroundthetractor'sPTOpulley.See
Fig.16.
Figure16
5. Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of the tractor,locate
the bow-tiepinthat securesthedecksupportrodonthe rearleft
sideof the deck.SeeFig. 17.Removethe bow-tiepinthatsecures
the decksupportrod,andcarefullyremovethe decksupportfrom
the decklift arm.
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Figure 17
6. Repeatthe abovestepson the tractor'srightside.
NOTE: The bow-tieclipsshouldbe re-installedfromthe top down.
7. Movethe decklift leverintothe top notchon the rightfenderto
raisethe decklift armsupandout of the way.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor
betweenthebelt anda pulleywhile removingthe belt.
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