Sears 917.373981 Owner's Manual

nFTXMON°MODEL NUMBER 917.373981• Assembly• Operation• CustomerResponsibilities• Service• Adjustments• Repair PartsCaution:Read and Followall Safety Ru

OPERATIONTO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER (See Fig. 9)• Simply lift up rear door and remove the grass catcherby the handle.NOTE: Do not drag the bag when emptyi

OPERATIONMOWING TIPSUndercertain conditions, such as very tall grass, itmaybe necessary to raise the height of cut to reducepushing effort and to keep

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIESFILL IN DATES " _ _-,_'/>'n_-_'/_-,,_'-,_"- ¢_'_J_"ASYouCOMP,ETEREGULAR SERVICE _/

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIESLAWN MOWERAlways observe safety rules when performing any mainte-nance.TIRES• Keep tires free of gasoline, oil, or insectcont

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIESENGINELUBRICATIONUse only high quality detergent oil rated with API serviceclassification SG. Select the oil's SAE visco

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSCAUTION" BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:! Release control bar.Make sure the blade and all moving parts have

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSTO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 16 Thru 18)Your lawn mower handle canbe raised or lowered foryourmowing comfort. Four (4) positions

STORAGEENGINEImmediately prepare your lawn mower for storage at theend of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 daysor more.LAWN MOWERWhen

REPAIR PARTSCRAFTSMAN 22" ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917,373981GO61I6\11145622273O241228_ 3 70____656967

REPAIR PARTSCRAFTSMAN 22" ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917.373981.,.I.{.OKEY PART DESCRIPTION KEY PART DESCRIPTIONNO. NO NO. NO1 133088X4792 13

SAFETY RULESCAUTION: ALWAYS DISCONNECTSPARKPLUGWIRE ANDPLACEWlRE WHEREITCANNOT CONTACTSPARK &PLUG TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL STARTING WHEN SETFING UP,

REPAIR PARTSCRAFTSMAN 22" ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917.373981Ioo541810144114 161011/ o|12,81312

REPAIR PARTSCRAFTSMAN 22" ROTARY LAWN MOWER MODEL NUMBER 917.373981.,.,,&KEY PART DESCRIPTION KEY PART DESCRIPTIONNO. NO. NO. NO1 48029 Drive

REPAIR PARTS22" ROTARY LAWN MOWER - - MODEL NO. 917.373981GEAR CASE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 70251113fJJ151417KEYNO.123456789101t12PARTNO.1749O416137

CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODELNO.143.945504MODELandSERIALNUMBERSHERE185 / 241"'/ 239 245 82J_1_1178 /_ _ SET238 4OO25023

CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODELNO.143.945504REF PARTNO. NO.1 364782 267276 337347 34214A8 337359 3O2OO12 3388612B 34695 _14 2827715 3058916 31383A17 31

CRAFTSMAN 4-CYCLE ENGINE MODELNO.143.945504CARBURETOR NO. 632681REF PARTNO. NO.-- 6326811 6316152 6317674 6311845 6311836 6325047 65050616 63177525 63

SF_/A/ SOWNER'SMANUALMODEL NO.917.373981IF YOU NEEDREPAIR SERVICEOR PARTS:FOR REPAIR SERVICE, CALLTHIS TOLL FREE NUMBER:1-800-4-REPAIR(1-800-473-

CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of a Sears LawnMower. It has been designed, engineered and manufac-tured to give you the best possible dependability

TABLE OF CONTENTSSAFETY RULES ... ... 2PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ...

LAWN MOWER ACCESSORIESThese accessories were available when this lawn mower was produced. They are also available at most Sears retail outletsand serv

ASSEMBLYRead these instructions and this manual in its entiretybefore you attempt to assemble or operate your new lawnmower. Your new lawn mower has b

ASSEMBLYTO ASSEMBLE AND A'I'rACH GRASSCATCHER (See Figs. 3A thru 4)• To assemble tubular frame to grass bag, work sewnhem of bag out through

OPERATIONKNOW YOUR LAWN MOWERREAD THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare theillustrations with your lawn

OPERATIONHOW TO USE YOUR LAWN MOWERENGINE SPEED (See Fig. 6)The engine speed is controlledby a lever locatedon thesideof the engine. Fast (,Pep)positi