CRAFTSMAN 917.274400 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual ICRRFTSMIIH°I LAWN TRACTOR 18.0 HP, 42" Mower Electric Start Automatic Transmission Model No. 917.274400 [_ his product has a low emission engine which operates differently from previously built engines. Before you start the...

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Warranty ................................................ 2 Safety Rules .......................................... 3 Product Specifications ........................... 6 AssemblyPre-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. _IWARNING: In order to prevent ac- cidental starting when se...

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II. SLOPE OPERATION Slopesare a major factorrelatedto lossof controland tip-over accidents,which can resultin severeinjuryor death. Opera- tionon all slopesrequiresextra caution. If youcannot backupthe slope or if youfeel uneasyon it, do not mowit. �...

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• Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not possible, then refuel such equipment with a portable container, rather than from a gasoline dispenser nozzle. • Keep the nozzle in contact with t...

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Gasoline 1.25 Gallons Capacity Unleaded and Type: Regular Oil Type SAE 30 (above 32°F) (API-SG-SL): SAE 5W-30 (Below 32°F) Oil Capacity: W/Filter: 3.5 Pints W/O Filter: 3.0 Pints Spark Plug: Champion RC12YC (GAP: .030") ...

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Steering Wheel Insert Steering Boot Hex Bolt (15)/16-18 x 4 Steering Wheel @ [L_ Steering Extension Shaft (1) Large Flat Washer u I I w Steering Wheel Adapter (1) 5/16 Lock Washer Seat (1) Washer 17/32 x 1-3/16 x 12 Gauge _(1) Knob For Future Use Key...

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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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7. Slide seat until a comfortableposition is reachedwhichallowsyouto press clutch/brakepedalall the waydown. 8. Get off seatwithout movingits ad- justed position. 9. Raiseseat and tighten adjustmentbolt securely. Seat Seat Shoulder Bolts Flat Washer ...

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CHECKTIRE PRESSURE The tires on your tractor were overinflated at the factory for shipping purposes. Cor- rect tire pressure is important for best cutting performance. • Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" sectio...

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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 SWITCH O 4Y G o, I 6 ENGINE OFF REVERSE ENGINE ON ENGINE STA...

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KN OW YOU R TRACTOR READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATINGYOUR TRACTOR Compare the illustrations with your tractor to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future re...

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

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TO OPERATE MOWER Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing switch. Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will shut off the engine. You must remain fully and centrally ...

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Transmission Engaged Transmission Disengaged NOTE: To protect hood from damage when transporting your tractor on a truck or a trailer, be sure hood is closed and secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.)...

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COLDWEATHERSTARTING( 50° F and below) 7. When engine starts,allow engine to runwith the throttle controlin the choke positionuntil the engine runs roughly,then movethrottlecontrol to fastposition.This mayrequirean enginewarm-up periodfrom several se...

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FILL IN DATES /_/_X'x_'_/_ _ " AS YOU COMPLETE /__/_ _4 _/_/O.Oq._" REGULAR SERVICE /_r/_'_r_VSERVICE DATES C hh:; kkBirakp r?sPe_;i° n _ Check Operator Presence and T ROS Systems I_ R Check for Loose Fasteners If ll_s If A ...

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TRACTOR Always observe safety rules when per- forming any maintenance. BRAKE OPERATION If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to stop at highest speed in highest gear on a level, dry concrete or paved surface, then brake must be checked and adju...

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NOTE: Do not usea nailfor balancing blade. The lobesof the centerhole may appearto becentered,but are not. • Slidebladeonto an unthreadedportion of the steel boltor pin and holdthe boltor pin parallelwith the ground. If bladeis balanced,it shouldre...

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Oil Drain Valve Closed and Locked Position Yellow Cal: Drain Tube 3. Unlock drain valve by pushing inward slightly and turning counterclockwise. 4. To open, pull out on the drain valve. 5. After oil has drained completely, close and lock the drain va...

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MUFFLER Inspect and replace corroded muffler and spark arrester (if equipped) as it could cre- ate a fire hazard and/or damage. SPARK PLUG(S) Replace spark plug(s) at the beginning of each mowing season or after every 100 hours of operation, whicheve...

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WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANYSERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS: 1. Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. 2. Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position. 3. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" posi...

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8. Place flat washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt and secure with small retainer spring. 9. Install belt onto engine pulley. TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or driveway. Make sure tires are pr...

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3. Install mower(See "To InstallMower" inthis sectionof this manual). Mandrel Idler Pulley TO CHECK AND ADJUST BRAKE Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system which is mounted on the right side of the transaxle. If tractor re...

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EnginePulley ClutchingIdlerI_ J_ I Keeper 11_,,_ TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LE- VER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT The motion control lever has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary. 1. Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear ...

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If"jumpercables"are usedfor emergency starting,followthis procedure: IMPORTANT:Yourtractor is equipped with a 12voltsystem.The othervehicle must also be a 12voltsystem.Do notuse yourtractorbattery to start othervehicles. Seat TO ATTACH JUMP...

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

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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. _ICAUTION: Never store the tractor with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an open flame or sp...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART: See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Will not start Hard to start Engine will not turn over 1. Out of fuel. 2. Engine not "CHOKED" properly. 3. Engine floo...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART: See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Loss of power 6. ',cont.) 7. 8. 9. Faulty spark plug. Dirty fuel filter. Stale or dirty fuel. Water in fuel. 6. Clean and r...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART: See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Mower blades will not rotate Poor grass discharge Poor grass discharge (continued) Headlight(s) not working (if so equipped) Bat...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 SCHEMATIC 02831 193372 IGNITION SWlTCH PosmoN CIRCUIT "MAKE" OFF M+G+A1 _UN_VERR_DE B+AI RUN B+AI L÷A2 START 3 ÷ S + AI BATTERY [ oi,I,I,o ,,_R FUSE Al] SOLENOID STARTER ,_, .---_---,j ...... i ; ,_=&ap...

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ELECTRICAL TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 I I 41 \\ I t I 26 34 29 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I 16 ' \ i I I i I 93 _ I I I I I I I I 34 ...

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ELECTRICAL TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 163465 Battery 2 74760412 Bolt Hex Hd 1/4-20 unc x 3/4 8 176689 Box Battery 16 176138 Switch, Interlock 21 183759 Harness Asm Light W/4152j 22 4152J Bulb Light #1156 24 479...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES 259 212 28 260 258 31 @/5 @/5 39 278 208 209 208 / 2_ 206 209 209 60 74 37 _37 208 chassis-Laser-It.stir 33 36 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 CHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 174619 Chassis 2 176554 Drawbar 5 155272 Bumper Hood/Dash 9 193510X012 Dash 10 STD533710 Bolt, Carriage 3/8-16 x 3/4 11 174996 Panel, Dash, L H. 13 172105X010 P...

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QROUNoOR#rE TRACTOR. "MODEL NUMBER 917"274400 32 i / / i i drive'hydro,stirs 3 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 GROUND DRIVE KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Transaxle Peerless LTH2000 66 154778 (See Breakdown) 69 142432 8 192706 Rod Shift Fender 70 134683 10 STD561210 Pin Cotter 1/8 x 1 CAD 74 137...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 STEERING ASSEMBLY _38 97 39 // / / \ _J t _ 42 i 44----_ L 88 46 8_ 47 65 67 67 67 \ 15 40 steering pl.lt 5B 43 40 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 STEERING ASSEMBLY KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 186780 Steering Wheel 2 175131 Axle Assembly 3 169840 Spindle Assembly, L.H. 4 169839 Spindle Assembly, R.H. 5 6266H Bearing, Race, Thrust, Hardened 6 121748X Washer...

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ENGINE TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 32_ 31 40 29 33 38 14 23 72 62 J 78 I 13 4 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark Arrester engine-bs.lcyl 17 KEY PART NO. NO. 1 170545 2 17720408 3 4 137352 13 165291 14 148456 23 169837 29 137180 31 185115 32 140527 33 1...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 SEAT ASSEMBLY seat_It.knob_9 12 5 // / 8_ I I i I I I i I I I I I I I \ \ \ KEY NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PART NO. 188716 180166 71110616 19131610 145006 STD541437 124181X 17000616 19131614 180186 166369 DESCRIPT...

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DECALS TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 3 7 10 2O 11 13 5 \ 13 12 15 14 KEY PART NO. NO. 1 193307 2 193560 3 186280 4 186281 5 179128 6 133644 7 193545 9 186282 10 156439 11 138047 12 146046 13 183827 14 160396 16 DESCRIPTION Decal, Oper. instr. D...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 LIFT ASSEMBLY 7 3 13 22. 48 2 6 11 5 19 13 32 32 13 19 • 1718 20 20 /-_ 16 15 lift-rh=l piece3 KEY NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 PART NO. 159460 159471 105767X 12000002 19211621 120183X 125631X 122365X 139865 139866 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 MOWER DECK 158 67 68 185 46 2 55i '" 142 !147 30 5 6 1S 21 42 D man-t-path stlt 3 18 21 23 24 25 26 27 46 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 MOWER DECK KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 165892 Mower Deck Assembly, 42" 34 72110612 2 STD533107 Bolt 36 131494 3 138017 Bracket Assembly, Sway Bar, 40 73900600 Front 44 140088 4 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 PEERLESS TRANSAXLE - - MODEL NUMBER LTH2000 .... 191 _:y-- _ 190 203 25 /' / / / 22 / / / 210 100 48 ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917,274400 PEERLESS TRANSAXLE - - MODEL NUMBER LTH2000 KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 70 786196 Spacer .625.765 1 772151 Cover L.H. 79 792201 Spring 3 770135 Case 85 792154 Oil Fill Plug 5 776355 Co...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 31H777, TYPE NUMBER 0297-E1 I 1330 REPAIR MANUAL ] 307 1329 REPLACEMENT ENGINE] 3_ 358 ENGINE GASKET SET 868 943 0 2o@ 6170 1022 51 (_ 691(_ 0 524 _ 8420 1266 11 718 24 43,...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 31H777, TYPE NUMBER 0297-E1 238 @ 35 1022i 6170 914 1022 54_@ 654 {_ 63 1023 404_ _ 232 '2ooi %6 J 267 _ 559 968 1119_ 1267 643 616_ 1095 VALVE GASKET SET 617 O 1022...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 31H777, TYPE NUMBER 0297-E1 692 eL 142_ 117 _1o6 105 137 276 @ 950_ 127 G 1091 105A 1127_ B 127A 276A@ 947A_ NIKKI eL 118 B 1266 0 93'(# 1266A O 627_ 121 CARBURETOR OV...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 31H777, TYPE NUMBER 0297-E1 KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 1 697174 Cylinder Assembly 106 690577 O Seat-Inlet 2 399265 Kit-Bushing/Seal (Magneto ...

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TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER 917.274400 BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 31H777, TYPE NUMBER 0297-E1 KEY PART KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION NO. NO. DESCRIPTION 309 693551 Motor-Starter 868 690968 ,+ Seal-Valve 310 690323 Bolt (Starter Motor) 914 ...

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SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION L_ ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL, NOT ACROSS HILL 15 DEGREES MAX. & t. Fold this page atong dotted line indicated above. 2_Hotd page before you go that its [eft edge is vertically para[_e_ to a ...

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