Craftsman 917.254220 Owner's Manual page 26

TROUBLESHOOTING
UNSATISFACTORY MOWER PERFORMANCE
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CLIPPINGS
MOWER BLADES WILL NOT ROTATE
Check air pressure in tiros
Chock front to rear and side to side mower adjust-
ment
Use a slower ground speed
Check engines RPM's {refer to Carburetor Adjustment)
Replace mower blades
Reinstall mower blades with top of blade up
Replace with proper mower blades
Re-adjust mower drive belt
Install new Mower Drive Belt
Reinstall Mower Drive Belt
Adjust Mower Drive Belt
Replace Frozen Mandrel
Replace Frozen Idler Pulley
EXCESSIVE MOWER ViBRATiON Replace Bent or UnbalancedBlades
Replace Mandrel, Straighten Deck or replace
WIND ROWING STRIPPING OR DROPPING Let grass dry out
Clean underside of Mower Deck
OF GRASS CLIPPINGS Readjust Mower
UNEVEN CUT OR SCALPING Readjust Mower
SERVICE RECORD
SCHEDULE
SERVICE RECORD
Fil! in dates as you complete regular service FIRST
2
HOURS
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B_ades
Brake Adjustment
Check Battery
Change Engine Oil X
Check Engine Oil Level
Clean Air Cleaner Element
Check Muffler
Clean Air Screen
Lubricate Tractor
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Replace Spark Plugs
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Replace Air Cteaner Element
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Check Tire Pressure
EVERY
5
HOURS
X
EVERY EVERY EVERY
25 50 100
HOURS HOURS HOURS
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. reserves the right to make any
changes in design or improvements without imposing
any obligation to install the same upon its terms
heretofore manufactured.