go to the park
www.searspartsdirect.com
What make of tractor? The best place to look would be in the box with the tractor when you bought it.
Visit a dealer that handles your brand of garden tractor. Make a list of all the chores you hope to accomplish with the garden tractor, and then discuss the various options for attachments. Hopefully, you'll be able to find some attachments that are dual-duty.
You would have to go to a Sears and have the year of manufacture
For most recent year models of Craftsman lawn and Garden items the first six digits of the serial number is the month, day and year So, one that starts with 021897 would be made on Feb 18, 1997
If you need the owner's manual for the Craftsman lawn tractor model # 917.270940, find it at http://www.disruptit.com/manuals/L0060081.pdf. Best of luck.
The owner's manual for the Sears Garden Tractor model number 917255910 can be viewed on the official Sears Parts Direct website. This is an 18 horsepower tractor.
The engine has a drain plug located on the engine block. Look closely and you will find it.
Go to www.searspartsdirect.com and put in model number 917272220 (that is the model number of the LT 1750 Limited Edition Lawn Tractor). Search for the owners manual. If you register with the sears website you can download an adobe acrobat file (.pdf) of the owners manual for free.
You can find a wiring schematic for an 88 Craftsman GT ride on lawn mower at various tractor supply stores. You can also find it in the mower's owner's manual.
I do not find a listing for this machine, but a check of the vendor number(944) reveals that it was assigned to Husqvarna.
If you know the model number, try the following website - there are many manuals that can be downloaded free. managemylife.com