Cleaning The Engine - Craftsman 247.28883 Operator's Manual

CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK
Anyfuelor oil spilledonthemachine shouldbewiped off promptly. D o
NOTallowdebristo accumulate around thecooling fins ofthe engine
oron anyotherpartofthe machine.
IMPORTANT:Theuseof a pressure washer t o cleanyourtractor i s
NOTrecommended. It maycausedamage to electrical c omponents,
spindles,pulleys, b earings or theengine.
A screwplug canbe foundon yourtractor's decksurface as seenin
Fig.14.This plugcanbe replaced witha waterporttobe usedas part
ofa separately-available deckwash system.
TheDeckWashSystem
TM
is usedto rinse grassclippings fromthe
deck'sunderside andprevent t he buildup ofcorrosive chemicals.
NOTE:A deckwashsystemcanbepurchased through theretail
location in whichyoupurchased this tractor. F ormoreinformation, catl
1-800-4-MY+HOME@.
Figure 14
ADJUSTMENTS
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Leveling the Deck
NOTE:Checkthetractor's tirepressure before performing anydeck
leveling a djustments. Refer to Tiresin theService sectionof this
manual f or moreinformation r egarding tirepressure.
Front To Rear
The front of the cutting deck is supported by a stabilizer bar that can
be adjusted to level the deck from front to rear.The front of the deck
should be between ¼-inch and3,_-inch lower than the rear of the deck.
Adjust if necessary as follows:
1. With the tractor parkedon a firm, level surface,place the ]ever for
lifting the platform on the second to the top notch (second
highest position)and rotatethe blade as close as possibleto the
discharge channel thatis parallel to the tractor.
2. Measure t hedistance f romthefrontofthe blade tiptotheground
andtherearof thebladetipto theground. T hefirstmeasure-
menttakenshouldbebetween ¼"and"_"lessthanthesecond
measurement. Determine t heapproximate d istance necessary f or
proper adjustment andproceed, i fnecessary, tothenextstep.
3. Locate theflangelocknutonthefrontsideofthestabilizer b racket.
SeeFig.I5.
, Tighten theflangelocknutto raise thefrontofthedeck;
Loosen theflangelocknutto lowerthefrontofthedeck.
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Figure I5
Side to Side
If the cutting deck appearsto be mowing unevenly,a side to side
adjustment can be performed.Adjust if necessary as follows:
1.
Withthetractor parkedona firm,levelsurface,placethe decklift lever
inthe second from the top notch (second highest position)and
rotateboth blades so that they are perpendicularwith the tractor.
2. Measurethe distance from the outside of the teft blade tip to the
groundand the distance from the outside of the rightblade tipto
the ground. Bothmeasurementstaken should be equal. If they're
not, proceed to the next step.
3. Loosen,but do NOT remove, the hex cap screw on the left deck
hanger bracket.See Fig.16.
4. Balancethedeckbyusingawrenchtoturntheadjustment gear (found
immediatelybehind the hex cap screw just loosened) clockwise/
up or counterclockwise!down.The deck is propertybalanced
when both blade tip measurementstaken earlierare equal.
5. ReUghtenthe hex cap screw on the left deck hanger bracketwhen
proper adjustment is achieved.
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