Craftsman 917.286460 Operator's Manual page 27

TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to
the PSI shown on tires, tf tires are over
or under inflated, it may affect the appear-
ance of your lawn and lead you to think
the mower is not adjusted properly.
VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1, With all tires properly inflated and if
your lawn appears unevenly cut, de-
termine which side of mower is cutting
lower,
NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low
side of mower or lower the high sider
2. Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
3. With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn
lift link adjustment nut (A) to the left
to lower the mower, or, to the right to
raise the mower.
Turn nut right
to raise mower
Turn nut left
to lower mower
4, If adjustment is necessary, see steps 2
and 3 in Visual Adjustment instructions
above.
5, Recheck measurements, adjust if nec-
essary until both sides are equal.
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-
to-side,
To obtain the best cutting results, the
mower blades should be adjusted so the
front tip is t/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear
tip when the mower is in its highest posi-
tion.
• 1_ CAUTION: Blades are sharp° Protect
your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade
with heavy cloth,
• Raise mower to highest position_
• Position any blade so the tip is pointing
straight forward, Measure distance (B)
to the ground at front and rear tip of the
blade.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will
change mower height about 3/16",
4. Test your adjustment by mowing some
uncut grass and visually checking the
appearance. Readjust, if necessary,
until you are satisfied with the results.
PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
1, With all tires properly inflated, park
tractor on level ground or driveway.
_1, CAUTION: Blades are sharp, Protect
your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade
with heavy cloth.
2. Raise mower to its highest position.
3. At both sides of mower, position blade
at side and measure the distance
(A) from bottom edge of blade to the
ground. The distance should be the
same on both sides.
• If front tip of blade is not t/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear tip, go to the front of
tractor,
• With an 11/16" or adjustable wrench,
loosen jam nut A several turns to clear
adjustment nut B,
• With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn
front link adjustment nut (B) clockwise
(tighten) to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise (loosen) to lower the
front mower,
NOTE: Each full turn of the adjustment
nut will change mower height about 1/8",
• Recheck measurements, adjust if nec-
essary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to
1/2" lower than the rear tip.
• Hold adjustment nut in position with
wrench and tighten jam nut securely
against adjustment nut,
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