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Craftsman EZ 917.273111 Owner's Manual page 10

22.0 hp electric start 46" mower 6 speed garden tractor

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INSTALLMOWER AND DRIVEBELT
Be suretractoris on levelsurfaceand
mowersuspensionarmsare raisedwith
attachment l ift control.Engageparking
brake.
• Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway
bar and belts. Swing anti-sway
bar to
left side of mower deck.
• Slide mower under tractor with dis-
charge guard to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves.
Install
belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
• Install one front link in top hole of the
left hand front mower bracket and left
hand front suspension bracket.
Retain
with two single loop retainer springs as
shown.
• Install second front link in right hand
front suspension bracket only and retain
with single loop retainer spring as
shown.
• Slide right side of mower back and
install link in top hole of right hand front
mower bracket.
Retain with single loop
retainer spring as shown.
• Turn height adjustment knob counter-
clockwise 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,at'ms.
Retain with double loop retainer spring
with loops down as shown.
• Connect anti-sway barto chassis brack-
et under left footrest and retain with
double loop retainer spring.
• Turn height adjustment knob clockwise
to remove slack from mower suspen-
sion.
• Raise deck to highest position.
• Adjust gauge wheels before operating
mower as shown in the Operation sec-
tion of this manual.
CHECK
MOWER
LEVELNESS
- -- -
For best cutting results, mower should be
properly leveled. See =TO 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 replac-
ing motion, mower drive, and mower
blade drive belts in the Service and Ad-
justments section of this manual.
Verify
that the belts are routed correctly.
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
(Inward pointing
deck
Front Mower
Bracket,
Suspension
Front
Brackets
Chassis
Bracket
Retainer Springs
V_leel
Double Loop
Retainer Sp.dng
Anti-Sway
Bar
Pulley
10
Discharge Guard

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