Setting Up; Unpacking Unit; Attaching Side-Discharge Chute; Attaching Mulch Plug - Craftsman 247 Owner's Manual

Unpacking Unit
1. Remove all screws and staples from the crete.
2. Holding sides of the crete firmly, lift top of the crate
up and set itaside. Avoid tire punctures.
3. Remove and discard plastic bag covering the unit.
4. Lift the rear of the vehicle off the crate. Repeat for
the front. This may require two people.
5. Remove plastic bag and its contents (owner's
manual, ignition keys etc.) that are packed on the
steering shaft.
6. Refer to Figure 7 in Owner's Manual for location of
the parking brake. Check to make sure that the
parking brake is disengaged so that the vehicle can
be rolled forward.
Loose Parts
1. Remove loose parts from the grass catcher and/or
the crate very carefully. Compare with list below
and part illustrations in Figure 1.
• Mulch plug
• Side-discharge chute
• Plastic bag carrying operator's manual and two
ignition keys(not shown)
Side-Discharge Chute
1. Lower the cutting deck to the lowest position by
sliding the deck lift lever to the appropriate slot
indicated bythe label. Refer to Figure 7 and
description on page 9 for more details.
2. Remove the thumb screw and flat washer attaching
the two ends of the grass catcher chute to the deck.
Slide the grass catcher chute out of the vehicle
housing; remove and save the hardware.
3. Place the side-discharge chute on the deck so that
the two holes on itstwo ends align with the two
holes on the deck where the grass catcher chute
was attached. See Figure 2.
4. Insert a thumb screw and a flat washer, removed in
step 2, through the left hole on the chute and the
corresponding hole on the deck. See Figure 2.
Thread the screw a few turns to secure, but do not
tighten at this time.
5. Repeat on the dght side. Tighten both screws.
Thumb
-Rat Washer
Figure 1
NOTE: Any reference in this manual to RIGHT, LEFT,
TOP and BOTTOM of the tractor is observed from the
operator's position when sitting on the vehicle seat.
Attaching Side-Discharge Chute
WARNING: Do not mow grass if any one of
the grass catcher chute, discharge chute or
mulch plug is not firmly installed on the lawn
utilityvehicle.
Figure 2
Attaching Mulch Plug
To mulch grass and recirculate clippings back to the
lawn, attach the mulching plug to the deck.
1. Lower the cutting deck to the lowest position.
2. Remove the thumb screw and flat washer attaching
the two ends of the discharge chute to the deck.
(Refer to Figure 2 for the discharge chute set-up.)
Slide the discharge chute out of the deck housing;
remove and save the hardware.
3. Place the mulch plug on the deck so that the two
holes on its two ends align with the two holes on the
deck where the discharge chute was attached.
4. Insert thumb screw and fiat washer, removed in
step 2, through the left hole on the mulch plug and
corresponding hole on the deck. See Figure 3.
Thread the screw a few turns to secure, but do not
tighten at this time.
5. Repeat on the right side. Tighten both screws.