To assemble your tractor you will need, Two 7/16" wrenches, two 9/16" wrenches, two, 1/2" wrenches, a 3/4" wrench and a utility knife – Sears 917.255741 User Manual
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FIGURE 1
To assemble your Tractor you will need:
two 7/16" wrenches, two 9/16" wrenches, two
1/2" wrenches, a 3/4" wrench and a utility knife
NOTE: RIGHT HAND (R.H ) AND LEFT HAND (L.H.) ARE
DETERMINED FROM OPERATOR’S POSITION WHILE
SEATED ON THE TRACTOR
ASSEMBLY
1. Cut down carton at four corners, fold down carton. Re*
move Bag of Parts. Remove tractor from skid.
2. Slide Upper Steering Shaft over Lower Steering Shaft until
bolt holes line up with slots in Lower Steering Shaft {Fig,
1).
3. Use two Hex Bolts 3/S - 16 x 1 - 1/4 and two Locknuts
3/8 - 16 to retain Upper Steering Shaft to Lower Steering
Shaft. Tighten securely,
4. Slide Tube over Steering Shaft Assembly and over Steering
Sleeve Bracket.
5. Place Steering Wheel Adapter on Upper Steering Shaft.
6. With front wheels pointed straight ahead, place Steering
Wheel on Steering Wheel Adapter, Bars of Steering Wheel
should point straight across tractor.
7. Place 2 ■ 1/4" Dia. Washer on Upper Steering.Shaft and in
stall a 1/2‘ Nut, Tighten securely.
8 Snap Insert into Steering Wheel,
9 Remove plastic on Tractor Hood
SEAT liiSTALLATlQii
1. Mount Seat Pivot Bracket to Fender using two Hex Bolts
3/8 - 16 X 3/4, two Washers 13/32 x 3/4 x 10 Ga. and
two Crownlock Nuts 3/8 - 16 (Fig. 2}. NOTE: WASHERS'
SHOULD BE POSITIONED UNDER FENDER NEXT TO
NUTS. Seat Pivot Bracket, Bolts, Washers and Nuts found
in Bag of Parts. Tighten Nuts securely.
2. Mount Seat Pan to Seat Pivot Bracket using two Shoulder
Bolts 5/16 - 18 and two Lock Nuts 5/16-18 {Fig. 2 ) (head
of Bolts to outside). Bolts and Lock Nuts found in Bag of
Parts. Tighten Nuts securely.
3. Place Seat on Seat Pan,. Screw Adjustment Bolts, Lock-
washers and Flat Washers into Seat (Fig. 3). Adjustment
Bolts, Lockwashers and Flat Washers found in Bag of
Parts, Tighten finger tight.
4. Place Seat in operating position. Sit on the Seat and press
Clutch-Brake Pedal all the way down. If operating position
is not comfortable, adjust Seat.
5. Raise Seat. Use 9/16" wrench to loosen Adjustment Bolts
(Fig, 3), When adjusted for comfortable operation, tighten
Adjustment Bolts securely.