Craftsman 37031 - Assembly; Unpacking and Initial Assembly

IMPORTANT:Thisunit isshippedwithoutgasolineoroil intheengine.
Becertaintoserviceenginewithgasolineandoilas instructedinthe
Operationsectionbeforestartingor runningyourmachine.
NOTE:Referenceto rightand lefthandsideof the LawnMoweris
observedfromtheoperatingposition.
OPENING CARTON
1. Cuteachcornerof thecartonverticallyfromtop to bottom.
2. Removeall looseparts.
3. Removeloosepackingmaterial.
REMOVING UNIT FROM CARTON
1. Liftunitfromthe reartodetachit fromunderlyingcartonmaterial
androllunitout ofcarton.
2. Checkcartonthoroughlyfor anyotherlooseparts.
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LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON
• GrassCatcher
• SideDischargeCover
• EngineOil
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ASSEMBLY
Attaching The Handle
1. Removeany packingmaterialwhichmaybebetweenupperand
lowerhandles.
A. Removewing nutsandcarriageboltshandleas shown
in Figure1.Do not loosenor removeadjacenthexhead
screws.
B. Whilestabilizingmowerso itdoesn'tmove,pivotupper
handleupas showninFigure2. Do notcrimpcablewhile
liftingthehandleup.
2. RemoveT-boltsfromthe handlebracketsasshownin Figure3.
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