Craftsman 917.27686 Operator's Manual page 25

Lawn tractor 24.0 hp, 54" mower electric start automatic transmission
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9. PJrn tractor
steering
wheel to the left
as far as it will go.
t0oSlide
mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Follow procedure
described
in "INSTALL
MOWER
AND DRIVE BELT' in the As-
sembly section
of this manual.
TO LEVEL
MOWER
Make sure tires are properly
inflated to
the PSI shown on tires°
If 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 side.
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
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3.
Raise mower to its highest
position,
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.
A
A
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 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear
tip when the mower is in its highest posi-
tion.
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
!.
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.
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,
If front tip of blade is not !/8" to I/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
(ltighten)
to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise
(loosen)
to lower the
front mower.

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