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Owner's Manual IC..FTSMeWI LAWN TRACTOR 17.0 HP, 42" Mower Electric Start 6 Speed Transaxle Model No. 917.273131 This product has a low emission eng!ne which operates III III differently from previously budt engines- Before you start the I ...

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Warranty ................................................. 2 Safety Rules ........................................... 3 Product Specifications ............................ 6 Assembly/P re-Operation ........................ 8 Operation ..................

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IMPORTANT: This cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throw- ing objects. Failure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death. _WARNING: In order to prevent accidental starting when setti...

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DO: • Mow up and down slopes, not across. • Remove obstacles such as rocks, tree limbs, etc. • Watch for holes, ruts, or bumps. Un- even terrain could overturn the machine. Tall grass can hide obstacles. • Use slow speed. Choose a low gear so...

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• Be sure the area is clear of other people before mowing. Stop machine if anyone enters the area. • Never carry passengers or children even with the blades off. • Do not mow in reverse unless abso- lutely necessary. Always look down and behind...

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Gasoline 1.25 Capacity and Unleaded and Type: Regular Oil Type SAE f 0W30 (above 32°F) API-SF-SJ): SAE 5W-30(below 32°F Oil Capacity: W/Filter: 4.0 Pints W/O Filter: 3.75 Pints SGPaarkPlug: Champion RC12YC p: .040") Grou...

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Steering Wheel Steering Wheel Insert t._j I t / (1) Locknut 5/16-18 1 _ F' ;W,,rlnh r (1) Lockwa?her 3/8 _ , S _oeotg -- _!!!!!! - Steenn_Wlheel. __ S_ednigon 0 g _ Shaft (1) Hex Bolt 5/16-18 x 1-1/4 Adapter Seat (1) Washer @ 17/32 x 1-3/16 x 12...

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Your new tractor 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 tractor all parts and hardware you assemble must be tightened securely. Use the c...

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5. Pivotseat and pan forwardand as- sembleadjustmentknob and flat washerloosely.Donot tighten. 6. Lowerseatinto operatingpositionand sit in seat. 7. Slideseat until a comfortableposition is reachedwhich allowsyouto press clutch/brakepedalall the wayd...

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INSTALL MULCHER PLATE (If previously removed) 1. Raise and hold deflector shield in upright position. 2. Place front of mulcher plate over front of mower deck opening and slide into place, as shown. 3. Hook front latch into hole on front of mower dec...

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These symbols may appear on your tractor or in literature supplied with the product. Learn and understand their meaning. R N H L I",I REVERSE NEUTRAL HIGH LOW CHOKE FAST SLOW IGNITION (3_---- ENGINE OFF LIGHTS ON ENGINE ON ENGINE START PARKING B...

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KNOW YOUR TRACTOR READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR TRACTOR Compare the illustrations with your tractor to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future ref...

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The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any adjustments or repairs. We recommend a wi...

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• The average lawn should be cut to ap- proximately 2-1/2 inches during the cool season and to over 3 inches during hot months. For healthier and better look- ing lawns, mow often and after moder- ate growth. • For best cutting performance, grass...

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BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL The engine in your tractor has been shipped, from the factory, already filled with summer weight oil. 1. Check engine oil with tractor on level ground. 2. Unthread and remove oil fill cap/ dipstick; w...

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MOWING TIPS • Mower should be properly leveled for best mowing performance. See "TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual. • The left hand side of mower should be used for trimming. • Drive so that...

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PILL'NOATES AS YOU COMPLETE BE ° BSEBVICE OATHS Check Brake Operation _ _#, Check Tire Pressure Check Operator Presence and T Interlock Systems R Check for Loose Fasteners _ I_s J_ Sharpen/Replace Mower Blades i3 T Lubrication Chart 0 Check Bat...

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TRACTOR Always observe safety rules when per- forming any maintenance. BRAKE OPERATION If tractor requires more than six (6) feet stopping distance at high speed in highest gear, then brake must be adjusted. (See "TO ADJUST BRAKE" in the Se...

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BATTERY Your tractor has a battery charging system which is sufficient for normal use. How- ever, periodic charging of the battery with an automotive charger will extend its life. • Keep battery and terminals clean. • Keep battery bolts tight. �...

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2. Remove wing nut and air cleaner from base. TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER 3. Slide foam pre-cleaner off cartridge. 4. Wash it in liquid detergent and water. 5. Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth. Allow it to dry. 6. Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clea...

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_k WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER- VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS: 1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. 2. Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position. 3. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" pos...

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7. Push clutch cable housing guide into bracket, slide collar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring. 8. Place flat washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt and secure with small retainer spring. 9. Install belt onto engine pulley. TO ...

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TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT The mower blade drive belt may be re- placed without tools. Park the tractor on level surface. Engage parking brake. BELT REMOVAL - 1. Remove mower from tractor (See "TO REMOVE MOWER" in this section of man...

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3. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll around the top groove of engine pulley. 4. Install belt through stationary idler and clutching idler. 5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves and inside all belt guides and keepers. 6. Install mower (S...

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TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES - 1. Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of each battery(A-B), taking care not to short against tractor chassis. 2. Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE (-) terminal (C) of fully charged...

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ENGINE Maintenance, repair, or replacement of the emission control devices and systems, which are being done at the customers ex- pense, may be performed by any non-road engine repair establishment or individual. Warranty repairs must be performed by...

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Immediately prepare your tractor for stor- age at the end of the season or if the trac- tor will not be used for 30 days or more. _WARNING: Never store the tractor with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an open flame or spa...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM Will not start i Hard to start Engine will not iturn over Engine clicks but will not start CAUSE CORRECTION 1. Out of fuel. 2. Engine not "CH...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center CAUSE CORRECTIONPROBLEM Lossofpower Excessive vibration Engine continues to run when operator leaves seat with with attachment clutch engaged Poor cut - u...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Mower blades will 1. Obstruction in clutch 1. Remove obstruction. not rotate mechanism. 2. Worn/damaged mower 2. Replace mower dr...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 SCHEMATIC BATTERY SOLENOID RED FUSE STARTER BLACK CLUTCH / BRAKE (PEDAL UP) gLUE , ! ' BLUE _ FUEL I ATT'MENTCLUTCH 1 LINE 1 / I [ I I I i _ I GREEN I i 85 86 I FUEL SHUT-OFF t J SOLENOID SEAT SWITCH 1 _(...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 ELECTRICAL 22 _ _t I I tt II iI i I i I I I 41 _ i 26 25 \ I 116 16 ' \ \ \ \ \ ! // \\i / 27 I 32 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 ELECTRICAL KEY PART NO, NO, DESCRIPTION 1 163465 Battery 2 74760412 Bolt Hex Hd 1/4-20unc x 3/4 8 176689 Box Battery 16 176137 Switch, Interlock 21 183759 Harness Asm Light W/4152j 22 4152J Bulb Light #1156 24 4799...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES 259 260 258 39 58 166 31 208 209 208 74 208 chassis-Laser -It,sttt 18 34 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES KEY PART NO, NO. DESCRIPTION 1 174619 Chassis 2 176554 Drawbar 3 17060612 Screw 3/8-16 x 3/4 5 155272 Bumper Hood/Dash 9 168337X013 Dash 10 STD533710 Bolt, Carriage 3/8-16 x 1 11 174996 Panel...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 GROUND DRIVE 57 t66 t56 212 70 116 35 37 36 34 53 i 26 27 36 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 GROUND DRIVE KEY PART KEY NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. 1 Transaxle (See Breakdown) 64 Peerless 206-545C 65 2 146682 Spring, Return, Brake 66 3 123666X Pulley, Transaxle 70 4 12000028 Ring, Retainer 74 5 121520X Strap, T...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 STEERING ASSEMBLY \ _ \ I _ _ _ / 88 I 29 68 t3 65 67 67 L /, t5 15 steering..pl.lt=51 / 40 10 43 38 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 STEERING ASSEMBLY KEY PART NO, NO, DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 26 28 29 30 32 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 51 54 63 65 67 68 71 82 87 88 91 184706 169840 169839 6266H 121748X 12000029 175121 STD551137...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 ENGINE 31 40 33 37 29 33 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark Arrester 38 14 _105 I _116 4 engine-kohler33 40 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 ENGINE KEY PART NO, NO. DESCRIPTION 1 2 170548X505 Control, Throttle 17720408 Screw, Hex Head, Thread 4 174667 13 12-041-03 14 148456 16 STD551237 23 169837 29 137180 31 184900 32 140527 33 123487X 37 137040 38 181...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 SEAT ASSEMBLY \ \ \\\\ I I I I I I I I I I 5 / 21 I I.-" -_lj z "Z" 12 11 KEY PART NO, NO. 1 180597 2 180166 3 71110616 4 19131610 5 145O06 6 STD541437 7 124181X 8 17000616 9 19131614 10 180186 11 16...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 DECALS 9 18 2 13 10 13 6 3 11 11 17_ 20 j8 12 KEY PART NO, NO. KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO. NO. 1 156368 Decal, Oper. Instr. 13 186608 2 186443 Decal, Replacement 14 160396 3 186280 Decal, Hood, R.H. 15 179128 4 186281...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 LIFT ASSEMBLY 7 5 13 4 3 2 6 5 19 13 13----o_ 32 13 19 2O 15 20 44 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 LIFT ASSEMBLY KEY PART NO. NO, DESCRIPTION 1 159460 Washer Asm Inner Spring W/Plunger 2 159471 Shaft Asm. Lift 3 105767X Pin Groove 4 12000002 E Ring #5133-62 5 19211621 Washer 21/32 x 1 x21 Ga. 6 120183X Bearing N...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 MOWER DECK 113 111 114 ; 116 \ \ _ ! 118 _ 34 _112 \ 16 18 119 j 21 23 24 25 27 46 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 MOWERDECK KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO, DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 40 44 45 46 48 52 53 54 55 165892 Mower Deck Assembly, 42&...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 PEERLESS TRANSAXLE - - MODEL NUMBER 206-545C 35A 44 157 34 29 35 I 48 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 PEERLESS TRANSAXLE - - MODEL NUMBER 206-545C KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 772147 Transaxie Cover 41A 790079 2 780086A Needle Bearing 5/8' 42 792073A 3 770128 Transaxie Case 42A 7...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490,TYPE NUMBER 27508 CYLINDER HEAD, VALVE AND BREATHER J 1 \ CRANKCASEJ '_44 \ \ 50 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490, TYPE NUMBER 27508 CYLINDER HEADNALVE/BREATHER CRANKCASE KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 25-351-01-S Lifter,valve (2) 2 12-755-94-S Kit, cylinder head (I...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490,TYPE NUMBER 27508 IGNITION/ELECTRICAL] --2 13 14 \ ,o / BLOWER HOUSING AND BAFFLES] 12 • ._,_._-_ 6 'Ei i AIR INTAKE I -- 7 '°1 12\ 52 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490, TYPE NUMBER 27508 IGNITION/ELECTRICAL BLOWER HOUSING & BAFFLES KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 12-086-14-S Screw, hex.flange M10x1.5x46 2 12-468-03-...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490,TYPE NUMBER 27508 STARTING SYSTEM I ! i 8 I g I m_ J ENGINE CONTROLSJ 17 11 A: I ! 5 2 OIL PAN / LUBRICATION _,..._o 54 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490,TYPE NUMBER 27508 STARTING SYSTEM ENGINE CONTROLS KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. 2 M-839070-S Screw, hex. flange 1 M8x1.25x70 (2) 2 25-098-07-S Starter assembly (Incl...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490,TYPE NUMBER 27508 iCRANKSHAFT FUELSYSTEM I EXHAUST 5 6 5 56 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.273131 KOHLER ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER CV490, TYPE NUMBER 27508 FUEL SYSTEM KEY PART NO. NO, DESCRIPTION 1 M-641060-S Nut, hex. flange M6xl.0 (2) 2 M-629116-S Stud M6x1.0x116 (2) 3 12-853-118-S Kit, carburetor w/gasket (Includ...

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SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION Co _k ARNING: To avoid serious injury, operate your tractor up and down the face of slopes, never across the face. Do not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees. Make turns gradually to prevent tippi...

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