Craftsman 917.99296 Operator's Manual page 22

TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on level ground or driveway. Make sure
tires are properly inflated (See the sides
of tires for proper PSI). If tires are over or
underinflated, you wilt notproperly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
• Raise mower to its highest position.
° At the midpoint of both sides of mower,
measure height from bottom edge of
mower to ground. Distance '_' on both °
sides of mower should be the same or
within I/4" of each other,
• if adjustment is necessary, make adjust- °;.
ment on one side of mower only.
° To raise one side of mower, tighten )ift
link adjustment nut on that side,
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift
link adjustment nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut
will change mower height about 1/8".
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BottomEdge of BottomEdge of
Mowerto Ground Mowerto Ground
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Check adjustment on right side of tractor.
Measure distance "D" directly in front of
and behind the mandrel at bottom edge of
mower housing as shown,
• Before making any necessary adjust-
merits, check that both front links are
equal in length.
• If links are not equal in length, adjust
one link to same length as other link.
To lower front of mower loosen nut "E"
on both front links an equal number of
turns.
When distance "D" is t/8" to 1/2"
lower at front than rear, tighten nuts "F"
against trunnion on both front links.
To raise front of mower, loosen nut
"F" from trunnion on both front links.
Tighten nut "E" on both front links an
equal number of turns. The two front
links must remain equal in length,
When distance "D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower
at front than rear, tighten nut "F" against
trunnion on both front links.
Recheck side-to-side adjustment.
BOTH FRONT PLATE LINKS
MUST BE EQUAL IN LENGTH
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-to-
side, If the following front-to-back adjust-
ment is necessary, be sure to adjust both
front links equally so mower will stay
level side-to-side.
To obtain the best cutting results, the
mower housing should be adjusted so
that the front is approximately 1/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear when the mower is in
its highest position.
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