Craftsman 917.25049 Owner's Manual page 9

INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT (See
Figs, 4 and 5)
Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension
arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage park-
ing brake.
• Cut and remove tie down securing anti-sway bar.
Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.
o Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor°
IMPORTANT: CHECK BELT FOR PROPER ROUTING IN
ALL MOWER PULLEY GROOVES, INSTALL BELT INTO
ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY GROOVE.
° Install one front link in top hole of the L.H. front mower
bracket and LoHofront suspension bracket. Retain with
two single loop retainer springs as shown,,
° Installsecond front linkin RoHo frontsuspension bracket
and retain with single loop retainer spring as shown,
o Slide right side of mower deck back and install link in
top hole of R,,H_ front mower bracket Retain with single
loop retainer spring as shown.
° Turn height adjustment knob counterclOckwise until it
stops,
- Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control
- Place the suspension arms on inward pointing deck
pins° If necessary, rock and raise front of mower to
align deck pins with the holes in suspension arms.
Retain with double loop retainer springs.
o Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left
footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring,,
° Turn height adjustment knob clockwise to remove
slack from mower suspension,,
= Raise deck to highest position_
= Assembtegaugewheelsas shown using long shoulder
bolts, 3/8 washers, and 3/8-16 center Iocknuts, Tighten
securely°
° Adjustgaugewheelsbeforeoperating mowerasshown
in the Operation section of this manual.
CHECK DECK LEVELNESS
For best cutting resufts, mower housing should be properly
leveted, See 'q'O LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the
Service and Adjustments section of this manual.
CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL
BELTS
See the figures that are shown for replacing motion, mower
drive, and mower blade drive belts in the Service and
AdjustmentssectionofthismanuaL Verifythatthe beltsare
routed correctly_
SUSPENSION FRONT
ARMS LINKS
FRONT
SUSPENSION
BRACKETS
CHASSIS
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRING
L.H. GAUGE
_'_"-_,.
WH!
DOUBLELOOP
RETAINER SPRING
(Inwardpointing
deckpin_
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
SHOULDER
BOLT
318_6
CENTER
GAUGE LOCKNUT
WHEEL
ANTI-SWAY
BAR
3/BWASHER
IDLER
PULLEY
SINGLE
LOOP RETAINER
SPRINGS
FRONT MOWER
BRACKET
DISCH,
GUARD
FIG. 4
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