Side*To-Side - Craftsman 536.252570 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
• Slide deck toward front of tractor. Pull lower engine pulley
beff guides away from engine and slip mower deck drive
belt onto lower engine pulley, Reposition belt guides to
l/16" from pulley.
• Underneath the !ootrests of the tractor, remove hairpin
cotters and flatwashers from lelt and right hand hanger pins
and lay aside (see Fig_ 21),,
• Remove hitch rod and hairpin cotter from front mounting
bracket and lay aside (see Fig. 20).
• Align holes in the mower deck hitch wit h the lop set cf hotes
in the front mounting bracket and reinstall the hitch rod and
hairpin cotter.
e Place cutting height adjustment pedal in lowest position by
moving memory rod to position 1 and pressir_g pedal latch
to release cutting height adjustment pedal NOTE: Be sure
left and right lift arms are to the inside of left and right deck
lift brackets (see Fig. 21)
• Lift deck slightly and f/ex teft rear hanger pin inward to snap
hanger pin into left deck lift bracket slot. Secure hanger pin
in place with Flatwasher and hairpin cotter removed earlier.
e Lift deck slightly and flex right rear hanger pin inward to
snap hanger pin into right deck lift bracket slot Secure
hanger pin in place with Ratwasher and hairpin cotter
removed eadier (see Fig 2t)
e Check mower deck feveting and adjustment as required
See TO LEVEL MOWER DECK in this section of the
manual,
TO LEVEL MOWER DECK
Adjust mower deck while tractor is parked on tevel ground
or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inIlated (see
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS on page 4 of this manual) Iftires
are over cr under inf!ated, you will not properly adjust your
mower deck.
The tractor main frame should be Ievel across front from left side
to right side, If main frame will not sit level, twc outside axle
mounting screws may be too tip hi. The outside mo unting screws
must be loose enough to alIow frontaxle to pivot, NOTE: Do Not
loosen center mounting screw.
• Check and adjust height of mower deck (see TO ADJUST
MOWER DECK HEIGHT in this section)
Place mower deck cutting height adiustment in No, 2 tot all
adjustments.
SIDE-TO_StDE ADJUSTMENT ( See Fig. 24)
• Measure height, from level surface, of left and right blade
tips at outside edge of mower deck,, II blades are equaI or
not more than t/8 inch difference, no side-to-side adjust-
ment is necessary.
• If adjustment is necessary, toosen right side eccentric
mounting screw and turn eccentric clockwise or ccunter-
clockwise as required to tevel mower deck, NOTE: When
groove on eccentric is pointing down, right side oI mower
deck is at its lowest position, When groove is pointing up,
right side ol mower deck is at its highest position.
• Hold eccentric with a wrench whi_e tightening eccentric
mounting screws securely
OPEN SIDE
HOOK END
MOWER CLUTCH
CABLE SPRING
MOWER DECK
ENGAGEMENT CABLE MOWER DECK
BELT GUARD
IDLER PULLEY
DECK
DRIVE
BELT
HITCH
FIG. 23
Fig. 24