Craftsman 247.28886 Operator's Manual page 22

3. Threadthe hosecoupler(packagedwith yourtractor'sOperator's
Manual)ontothe end of your gardenhose.
4. Attachthe hosecouplerto the waterport on yourdeck'ssurface.
See Figure14.
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5. Turnthe wateron.
6. Whilesittingin the operator'spositionon the tractor,startthe
engineand placethe throttleleverin the FAST(rabbit)position.
7. Movethe tractor'sPTO(BladeEngage)intothe ON position.
8. Remainin the operator'spositionwith thecuttingdeck engaged
for a minimumof two minutes,allowingthe undersideof the
cuttingdeck to thoroughlyrinse.
9. Movethe tractor'sPTO(BladeEngage)intothe OFFposition.
10. Turnthe ignitionkey tothe STOPpositionto turnthe tractor's
engineoff.
11. Turnthe wateroff and detachthe hosecouplerfromthe water
port on yourdeck'ssurface.
12. Repeatsteps4 through11on the oppositeside of the cutting
deck.
Aftercleaningyourdeck, returnto the operator'spositionand engage
the PTO.Keepthe cuttingdeck runningfor a minimumof two minutes,
allowingthe undersideof thecuttingdeck to thoroughlydry.
ADJUSTMENTS
Neverattemptto makeanyadjustmentswhilethe engineis running,
exceptwherespecifiedin the operator'smanual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE: Checkthe tractor'stire pressurebeforeperforminganydeck
levelingadjustments. R eferto Tires in the Servicesectionof this
manualfor moreinformationregardingtire pressure.
Front To Rear
Thefront of the cuttingdeck is supportedby a stabilizerbar that can
be adjustedto levelthe deckfrom front to rear.Thefront of the deck
shouldbe between_A-inch and 3A-inch lowerthanthe rearof the deck.
Adjust if necessaryas follows:
1. With the tractorparkedon a firm, levelsurface,placethe lever
for lifting the platformon the secondto the top notch(second
highestposition)and rotatethe blade as closeas possibleto the
dischargechannelthat is parallelto the tractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromthe front of the bladetip to the ground
and the rearof the bladetip to theground.Thefirst measure-
ment takenshouldbe between_A" a nd 3A" less thanthe second
measurement.Determine the approximatedistancenecessaryfor
properadjustmentand proceed,if necessary,to the next step.
3. Locatethe flangelock nut on the front sideof the stabilizer
bracket.See Fig. 15.
• Tightenthe flangelock nut to raisethe frontof the deck;
Loosentheflangelock nutto lowerthe frontof thedeck.
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Side to Side
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If the cuttingdeck appearsto be mowingunevenly,a sideto side
adjustmentcan be performed.Adjustif necessaryas follows:
1. With the tractorparkedon a firm, levelsurface,placethe deck lift
leverin the secondfromthe top notch (secondhighestposition)
and rotatebothbladessothat theyare perpendicular w ith the
tractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromthe outsideof the left bladetip to the
groundand the distancefrom the outsideof the rightblade tip to
the ground.Bothmeasurements taken shouldbe equal.If they're
not, proceedto the nextstep.
3. Loosen,but do NOTremove,the hexcap screwon the left deck
hanger bracket.See Fig. 16.
4. Balancethedeck by usinga wrenchto turn theadjustmentgear
(foundimmediatelybehindthehex cap screwjust loosened)
clockwise/upor counterclockwise/down. Thedeck is properly
balancedwhen bothbladetip measurements takenearlier are
equal.
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