Cutting Height; Drive Control - Craftsman 247.370960 Operator's Manual

Adjustments f
CuttingHeight
There isacutting heightadjustmentleverlocatedabove the front andrearleft
wheel.
2.
3.
Pullthe heightadjustment l everoutwardtowardswheel(unitwill tendto
fallwhenleverismovedoutward).See Figure10.
Moveleverto desired positionforachangeincuttingheight.SeeFigure 10.
Release l evertowards deck.
IMPORTAN#AII wheels mustbeplacedinthe sameposition.Forroughor uneven
lawns,moveeachheightadjustmentleverto ahigherposition. T hiswill prevent y ou
fromcuttingthe grasstoo close to the ground.
HandlePitch
Forconvenience o f operation, y oumayadjustthe pitchofthe handleasfollows:
1. Remove s tarknobsandcarriage boltsfrom handle. S eeFigure 11.
2. Position the handlein oneofthe threepositions that ismostcomfortable.
SeeFigure 11inset.
3. Secure into positionwithstarknobsandcarriage boltsremoved earlier.
Drive Control
Theadjustment w heelislocatedinthe speed control h ousing andisusedto tighten
or loosenthe drivebelt.Youwill needto adjustthe drivecontrolif the mower
doesnot propelitselfwiththe drivecontrolengaged or if the mower'swheels
hesitate with the drivecontrolengaged. I feitherof theseconditions occur, r otate
adjustment w heelclockwise to tighten cableorcounterclockwise t o loosenthe
cable.SeeFigure 12.
Figure11
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Figure 10
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