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Product

Craftsman 917-286450

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20130409-30F21-2147457165

Ownership age

About 0 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Battery failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130409-30F21-2147457165. Matched catalog product: Craftsman 917-286450. Source model text: 917.28852. Incident: We purchased a new 21-hp Craftsman riding lawn tractor from sears. THe first time I started the engine and put it into gear, there was a terrible grating sound coming from the rear axle. After driving the tractor 25 feet and parking it in my garage I turned off the engine and lifted up the seat to see if I could spot an obvious problem. I found that the box which holds the battery in place had broken. the box, and the battery were now resting on top of a pully/fan above the rear axle.

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