Cleaning The Engine And Deck; Adjustments; Leveling The Deck; Front To Rear - Craftsman 247.288811 Operator's Manual

CLEANING
THE ENGINE AND DECK
Anyfuel or oil spilledon the machineshouldbe wipedoff promptly.Do
NOTallowdebristo accumulatearoundthe coolingfins of the engine
or on anyother partof the machine.
IMPORTANT: The useof a pressurewasherto cleanyourtractoris
NOT recommended. I t maycause damageto electricalcomponents,
spindles,pulleys,bearingsor the engine.
A screwplug can be foundon yourtractor'sdeck surfaceas seenin
Fig. 14.This plug canbe replacedwith a waterport to be usedas part
of a separately-available d eck wash system.
The DeckWash System
TM
is usedto rinsegrassclippingsfrom the
deck'sundersideand preventthe buildupof corrosivechemicals.
NOTE: A deck wash systemcan be purchasedthroughthe retail
locationin which youpurchasedthis tractor.For moreinformation, c all
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
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Figure14
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 between1A-inch a nd 3A-inch lowerthan the rear of thedeck.
Adjustif necessaryas follows:
1. Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placethe lever
for liftingthe platformon the secondto thetop notch (second
highestposition)and rotatethe bladeas close as possibleto the
dischargechannelthat is parallelto thetractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromthe front of the bladetip to the ground
and the rearof the bladetip to theground.Thefirst measure-
ment takenshouldbe between1A" 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;
Loosentheflange lock nutto lowerthefront of thedeck.
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Figure15
Side to Side
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.
5. Retightenthe hexcap screwon the left deck hangerbracketwhen
properadjustmentis achieved.
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