Craftsman 247.28933 Operator's Manual page 24

4. Workingfrom the left side of the tractor,loosen,but do not
remove,the hexcap screwin the left deck adjustmentbracket.
See Figure15.
AdjustmentGear
Hex CapScrew
Figure15
5. Toeventhe deck turnthe adjustment g ear,locatedimmediately
behindthe hexcap screw,clockwise(rearward)to lowerthe left
sideof the deck.Turnthe gear counter-clockwise (towardfront) to
raisethe left sideof the deck.See Figure15.
6. Thedeck is properlyleveledwhenbothblade tip measurements,
as describedearlier,are equal.
7. Retightenthe hexcap screwin the left deck adjustmentbracket
whenproperadjustmentis achieved.
Front To Rear Deck Leveling
Thefront of the cuttingdeck issupportedby an adjustablefrontdeck
hangerrod.This rod canbe adjustedto set the front to rear pitch of
thedeck. Thefront of the deck shouldbe approximately 1/4-inchlower
thanthe rear of the deck.
Adjustif necessaryas follows:
NOTE:Thedeck shouldfirst be leveledsideto side.Checkthe sideto
side levelof the deck and adjust if necessary.
1. Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,movethe deckto
the midheightposition(thirdor fourthnotch) usingthedeck lift
lever.Carefullyrotatethe RH blade(nearestthe dischargechute)
so that it is parallelwith the tractorframe.
2. Measurethe distancefrom the frontof the bladetip to the ground
and the rear of the bladetip to the ground.The front measure-
menttaken shouldbe approximately 1/4"less thanthe rear
measurement. D eterminewhetherthefront of the deck hasto be
raisedor lowered.
3. Workingat the front of the tractor,loosenthe two hex lock nutsat
thefront of the deck hangerrod. Threadthe lock nuts awayfrom
the hexnuts behindthem.Referto Figure16.
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)eck of Deck
Figure16
4. Usea open end wrenchto turnthe inner hexnuts to adjustthe
front of the deck.Turnthe hexnuts clockwiseto raisethe front
of the deck,or counterclockwise to lowerthe front of the deck.
Adjustthe hexnutsevenly sothat the deck hangerrod isat the
front of both slotsin the hangerbracketon the frontof the deck.
See Figure16.
5. Refightenthe two hex lock nutswhenproperlyadjusted.
Deck Gauge Wheel
NOTE:The deck gaugewheelsare an anti-scalpfeatureof the deck
and are notdesignedto supportthe weightof the cuttingdeck.
The deck gaugewheelsshouldneithercontactthe ground,nor be high
off the ground,whenthe deck is movedto thedesiredheightsetting.If
you changeyourcuttingheightduringthe mowingseason,the gauge
wheels shouldbe checkedand adjustedas necessary.
Adjustthe gauge wheelsasfollows:
1. Placethe tractoron a fiat surfaceand movethe deck to the
desiredmowingheightusingthe deck lift lever.
2. Checkgaugewheelsdistancefromthe flat surfacebelow.If the
gaugewheelscontact theground,they mustbe raised.If the
gaugewheelsare higherthan 1/2"abovethe ground,they should
be lowered.
3. Removethe hexflangelock nut and shoulderbolt securingone of
the front gaugewheelsto the front indexbracket.Repositionthe
gaugewheelto alignwith the one of five indexholesthat places
the wheel 1/4"to 1/2" abovethe ground.Securethegauge wheel
to the indexbracketwith the shoulderbolt and flangelock nut.
Notethe indexhole usedand securethe othergauge
wheelin the sameposition.See Figure17.
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