Craftsman 917.28910 Operator's Manual page 24

20.0 hr* 42" mower electric start automatic transmission
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TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the
PSI shown on tires. Iftires are over or under
inflated, it may affect the appearance 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, determine
which side of mower is cutting lower..
2.. With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift
link adjustment nut (A) to the 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 ri
Turn nut left
to raise mower
to lower mower
3.. Test your adjustment by mowing some
uncut grass and visually checking the
appearance., Readjust, ff necessary, until
you are satisfied with the results.
PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1.. With all tires properly inflated, park tractor
on level ground or driveway.
,_k 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-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 t/2" lower than the rear tip 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.
• If front tip of blade is not 1/8" to 1/2" lower
than the rear tip, go to the front of tractor..
• With an 1!/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
(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 f_Jllturn of the adjustment nut
wilt 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 nut in position with wrench
and tighten jam nut securely against ad-
justment nut..
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