Craftsman 247.370310 - Assembly; Attaching The Handle

IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithout gasolineoroil intheengine.Becertainto
serviceenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructedintheOperationsectionbefore
startingorrunningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto right andlefthandsideof the LawnMowerisobservedfromthe
operatingposition.
OPENINGCARTON
1. Cuteachcornerofthecartonverticallyfromtopto bottom.
2. Removealllooseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVINGUNITFROMCARTON
1. Liftunitfromtherearto detachit fromunderlyingcartonmaterialandroll
unitoutof carton.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyforanyotherlooseparts.
LoosePartsIn Carton
GrassCatcher
SideDischargeCover
EngineOil
Assembly
Attaching TheHandle
I. Removeanypackingmaterialwhichmaybebetweenupperandlower
handles.
a. Removewingnutsandcarriageboltshandleasshownin FigureI.
Donotloosenor removeadjacenthexheadscrews.
b. Whilestabilizingmowersoit doesn'tmove,pivotupperhandleupas
shownin Figure2. Donotcrimpcablewhileliftingthehandleup.
2.
RemoveT-boltsfromthehandlebracketsasshownin Figure3.
Figure2
Figure3
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Figure1
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