Craftsman 917.270613 - Warranty Information; Two Year Limited Warranty on Riding Equipment; 90 Day Limited Warranty on Battery; Safety Rules

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Safety Rules...........................................2
Productspec _..O.n_s............................5
Assembly..................:.............................8
Operation............................................. 11
MaintenanceSchedule.........................17
Maintenance.........................................17
ServiceandAdjustments......................21
Storage.................................................27
Troubleshooting....................................28
RepairParts.........................................32
PartsOrdering.......................BeckCover
LIMITED TWO YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN RIDING EQUIPMENT
Fortwo(2) yearsfrom the date of purchase,ifthisCraftsmanRidingEquipmentismain-
tained,lubricatedandtunedupaccordingtotheinstructionsinthe owner'smanual,
Searswillrepairor-rsplsce,free ofcharge,anypartsfound to be defectivein materialor
worla'nanship.
ThisWarrantydoesnotcover:.
• Expendableitemswhichbecomeworndudngnormaluse,suchas blades,spark
plugs,air cleaners,belts,etc.
• Tiro replacementorrepaircausedby puncturesfrom outsideobjects,suchas nails,
thorns,stumps,or glass.
• Repairsnecessarybecauseof operatorabuse,negligence,improperstorageoracci-
dent orthe failureto maintaintheequipmentaccordingto the instructionscontainedin
theowner'smanual.
• Ridingequipmentusedfor commsrciaior rentalpurposes.
LIMITED 90 DAYWARRANTY ON BATTERY
Forninety(90) days fromdate of purchase,if any batteryincludedwiththisridingequip
mentprovesdefectivein materialorworkmanshipand ourtestingdeterminesthe bat-
terywill notholda charge,Sears willreplacethebatteryat nocharge.In-homewarranty
serviceon yourCraftsmanridingequipment is availableat no chargefor 30 daysfrom
thedateofpumhese.Pleasecontactyournearestservicecenter.After30 daysfromthe
dataofpurchase,warrantyservice is availablebytakingyourCraftsmanridingequip-
mentto your nearestSears ServiceCenter.(In-homewarrantyservicewillstillbeavail-
ableafter 30 days from the date of purchasebuta standardtrip chargewillapply).This
warrantyappliesonlywhilethis productisinthe UnitedStates.This Warrantygivesyou
specificlegalrights, and youmayalsohave otherrightswhichmay varyfromstateto
state.
Sears, RoebuckandCo., D/817 WA, HoffmanEstates,IL 60179
GENERAL OPERATION
• Read,understand,and followail instruc-
tionsinthe manuai andon the machine
beforestarting.
• Onlyallow responsibleadults,whoare
familiarwiththe instructions,tooperate
the machine.
• Clearthe area of objectssuchas rocks,
toys,wire, etc., whichcouldbepicked
up andthrownby the blade.
• Be surethe areais clearof otherpeople
before.mowing"Stop machineif anyone
entersthe area.
• Nevercarrypassengers.
• Do notmow inreverseunlessabsolute-
lynecessary.Alwayslookdawn and
behindbeforeand whilebacking.
• Beawareof the mowerdischargedirec-
tionanddo notpoint it at anyone. Do
notoperatethe mowerwithouteither
the entiregrasscatcher orthe guardin
place.
• Slowdawn beforetuming.
• Neverleavea running machine unat-
tended.Alwaystum off blades,set park-
ingbrake,stopengine,and remove
keysbeforedismounting.
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