Craftsman 917.28851 Operator's Manual page 23

TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the
PSI shown on tires, lftires are over or under
inflated, it may affect the appearance ofyour
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, determine
which side of mower is cutting lower.
2. With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift
link adjustment nut (A) tothe left to lower
LH side of mower, or,to the right to raise
LH side of mower.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will
change mower height about 3/16".
Turn nut right Turn nut left
to raise mower to lower mower
3. Test your adjustment by mowing some
uncut grass and visually checking the
appearance. Readjust, ifnecessary, until
you are satisfied with the results.
PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1. With a!ltires properly inflated, parktractor
on level ground or driveway.
_, 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.
4. If adjustment is necessary, see step 2 in
Visual Adjustment instructions above.
5. Recheck measurements, adjust if neces-
sary until both sides are equal.
FRONT-TO-BACKADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-
to-side.
Toobtain the best cutting results, the mower
blades should be adjusted so the front tip is
1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear ti p when the
_ower is in its highest position.
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.
• lffronttip of blade is not t/8" to 1/2" lower
than the rear tip, go to the front of tractor.
° With an 11116" 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) clock"wise
(tighten) to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise (loosen) to lower the
front mower.
Tighten adjust nut Loosen adjust:
B to raise mower nut B to lower
mower
Loosen jam nut A first
NOTE: Each full turn of the adjustment nut
will change mower height about 1/8".
- Recheck measurements, adjust if neces-
sary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear tip.
• Hold adjustment nutin position withwrench
and tighten jam nut securely against ad-
justment nut.
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