Poulan PPR1742STA User Manual - Page 7

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ASSEMBLY HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR CHECK BATTERY (See Fig. 2) • Lift seat pan to raised position and open battery box door. • If this battery is put into service after month and year indi- cated on label (label located between terminals) charge battery for minimum of one hour at 6-10 amps. SEAT PAN BATTERY BOX DOOR TERMINAL LABEL TERMINAL TO ATTACH NOSE ROLLER • Position brackets, 17/32 x 7/8 x 16 gauge washers, and nose roller between deck mounting brackets as shown. Be sure to position brackets on correct side, as shown. • Install 3/8-16 x 1 hex bolts and 3/8-16 lock nuts as shown. Tighten hardware securely. NOTE: Be sure bracket tabs are positioned in tab holes in deck brackets. TAB HOLE NOSE ROLLER "A- BRACKET TAB HEX BOLT LOCK NUT FIG. 2 INSTALL SEAT (See Fig. 3) Adjust seat before tightening adjustment knob. • Remove cardboard packing on seat pan. • Place seat on seat pan and assemble shoulder bolt. Tighten shoulder bolt securely. • Assemble adjustment knob and flat washer loosely. Do not tighten. • Lower seat into operating position and sit on seat. • Slide seat until a comfortable position is reached which allows you to press clutch/brake pedal all the way down. • Get off seat without moving its adjusted position. • Raise seat and tighten adjustment knob securely. SEAT PAN SEAT SHOULDER BOLT ADJUSTMENT KNOB 0 FLAT WASHER FIG. 3 BRACKET TAB WASHER FIG. 4 CHECK TIRE PRESSURE The tires on your tractor were overinflated at the factory for shipping purposes. Correct tire pressure is important for best cutting performance. • Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual. CHECK DECK LEVELNESS For best cutting results, mower housing should be properly leveled. See "TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual. CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL BELTS See the figures that are shown for replacing motion and mower blade drive belts in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual. Verify that the belts are routed correctly. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM After you learn how to operate your tractor, check to see that the brake is properly adjusted. See "TO ADJUST BRAKE" in the Service and Adjustments section of this manual. 7

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ASSEMBLY
HOW
TO
SET
UP
YOUR
TRACTOR
CHECK
BATTERY
(See
Fig.
2)
Lift seat
pan
to
raised
position
and
open
battery
box
door.
If
this
battery
is
put
into
service
after
month
and
year
indi-
cated
on
label
(label
located
between
terminals)
charge
battery
for
minimum
of
one
hour
at
6-10
amps.
SEAT
PAN
BATTERY
BOX
DOOR
TERMINAL
LABEL
TERMINAL
FIG.
2
INSTALL
SEAT
(See
Fig.
3)
Adjust
seat
before
tightening
adjustment
knob.
Remove
cardboard
packing
on
seat
pan.
Place
seat
on
seat
pan
and
assemble
shoulder
bolt.
Tighten
shoulder
bolt
securely.
Assemble
adjustment
knob
and
flat
washer
loosely.
Do
not
tighten.
Lower
seat
into
operating
position
and
sit
on
seat.
Slide
seat
until
a
comfortable
position
is
reached
which
allows
you
to
press
clutch/brake
pedal
all
the
way
down.
Get
off
seat
without
moving
its
adjusted
position.
Raise
seat
and
tighten
adjustment
knob
securely.
SEAT
PAN
SHOULDER
BOLT
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
SEAT
0
FLAT
WASHER
FIG.
3
TO
ATTACH
NOSE
ROLLER
Position
brackets,
17/32
x
7/8
x
16
gauge
washers,
and
nose
roller
between
deck
mounting
brackets
as
shown.
Be
sure
to
position
brackets
on
correct
side,
as
shown.
Install
3/8-16
x
1
hex
bolts
and
3/8-16
lock
nuts
as
shown.
Tighten
hardware
securely.
NOTE:
Be
sure
bracket
tabs
are
positioned
in
tab
holes
in
deck
brackets.
TAB
HOLE
NOSE
ROLLER
HEX
BOLT
BRACKET
TAB
"A
-
BRACKET
TAB
LOCK
NUT
WASHER
FIG.
4
CHECK
TIRE
PRESSURE
The
tires
on
your
tractor
were
overinflated
at
the
factory
for
shipping
purposes.
Correct
tire
pressure
is
important
for
best
cutting
performance.
Reduce
tire
pressure
to
PSI
shown
in
"PRODUCT
SPECI-
FICATIONS"
section
of
this
manual.
CHECK
DECK
LEVELNESS
For
best
cutting
results,
mower
housing
should
be
prop-
erly
leveled.
See
"TO
LEVEL
MOWER
HOUSING"
in
the
Service
and
Adjustments
section
of
this
manual.
CHECK
FOR
PROPER
POSITION
OF
ALL
BELTS
See
the
figures
that
are
shown
for
replacing
motion
and
mower
blade
drive
belts
in
the
Service
and
Adjustments
section
of
this
manual.
Verify
that
the
belts
are
routed
correctly.
CHECK
BRAKE
SYSTEM
After
you
learn
how
to
operate
your
tractor,
check
to
see
that
the
brake
is
properly
adjusted.
See
"TO
ADJUST
BRAKE"
in
the
Service
and
Adjustments
section
of
this
manual.
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