Poulan PRFT22H50A User Manual - Page 7

ASSEMBLY INSTALL SEAT (See Fig. 3) • Check engine oil level and fill fuel tank with gasoline. Adjust seat before tightening adjustment knob. • Remove adjustment knob and flat washer securing seat to cardboard packing and set aside for assembly of seat to tractor. • Place freewheel control in "transmission engaged" position. • Sit on seat in operating position, depress clutch/brake pedal and set the parking brake. • Pivot seat upward and remove from the cardboard packing. Remove the cardboard packing and discard. • Place seat on seat pan so head of shoulder bolt is positioned over large slotted hole in pan. • Push down on seat to engage shoulder bolt in slot and pull seat towards rear of tractor. • Pivot seat and pan forward and 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. • Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position. • Press lift lever plunger and raise attachment lift lever to its highest position. • Start the engine. After engine has started, move throttle control to idle position. • Release parking brake. • Slowly move the motion control lever forward and slowly drive tractor off skid. • Apply brake to stop tractor, set parking brake and place motion control lever in neutral position. • Turn ignition key to "OFF" position. Continue with the instructions that follow. ASSEMBLE GAUGE WHEELS AND SEAT BRACKETS TO MOWER DECK (See Fig. 4) The gauge wheels are designed to keep the mower deck in proper position when operating mower. Be sure they are SEAT PAN SHOULDER BOLT properly adjusted to ensure optimum mower performance. • Attach front gauge wheel brackets marked front left (FL), front right (FR) to mower deck using (3) carriage bolts and (3) locknuts. For ease of installation do not tighten locknuts until all carriage bolts have been installed. FLAT WASHER • Attach rear gauge wheel brackets marked rear left (R L), rear right (RR) to mower deck using (3) carriage bolts and (3) locknuts. For ease of installation do not tighten locknuts until all carriage bolts have been installed. • Slide gauge wheel bar down into bracket channel, Be ADJUSTMENT KNOB sure that gauge wheel bar aligning holes are on top. Assemble gauge wheels as shown using shoulder bolts, 3/8 washers and 3/8-16 center locknuts and tighten securely. FIG. 3 • Adjust gauge wheels to highest position for ease of mower deck assembly. NOTE: You may now roll or drive your tractor off the skid. Follow the appropriate instruction below to remove the tractor from the skid. TO ROLL TRACTOR OFF SKID (See Operation section, page 11 for location and function of controls) • Adjust gauge wheels before operating mower as shown in the operation section of this manual. RETAINER SPRING PIN CROWNLOCK NUT • Press lift lever plunger and raise attachment lift lever to its highest position. • Release parking brake by depressing clutch/brake pedal. • Place freewheel control in freewheeling position to disengage transmission (See "TO TRANSPORT" in the Operation section of this manual). • Roll tractor forward off skid. TO DRIVE TRACTOR OFF SKID (See Opera- GAUGE WHEEL MOUNTING BRACKET SHOULDER BOLT ADJUSTING BAR tion section, page 11 for location and function of controls) WARNING: Before starting, read, understand and follow all instructions in the Operation section of this manual. Be sure tractor is in a well-ventilated area. Be sure the area in front of tractor is clear of other people and objects. • Be sure all the above assembly steps have been completed. 7 GAUGE WHEEL 3/8 WASHER CARRIAGE BOLTS 3/8-16 CENTER LOCKNUT FIG. 4