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Craftsman 917.255723 Owner's Manual page 9

10 h.p. 36" riding lawn tractor electric start

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MOWER 'INSTALLATION
Your 36" Mower installs without the use of t
ools.
Raise Lift
Lever
(F
ig.
11)
t
o
its highest
position,
Turn Depth
Adjust-
ment
K
nob
to lowest
position
(F
ig. 14).
1,
Install Front
Hinge Pin
t hrough Axle and
Parallel
Link
(Fig. 12). Secure with
Retainer Spri
ng,
2. Install
Rear Hinge Pin
through
Mower
Lift Brackets and
Parallel
link (Fig. 12).
Secure
with
Retainer Spri
ng.
3.
Inst all
Clutch Rod
in Clutch Lever (Fig. 13
-
Inset
). NOTE:
INSTALL
RETAINER
SPRING FROM THE
BOTTOM
OF
CLUTCH
ROD
TO
AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH
MOWER
DRIVE
BELT.
4
. Move
Lift
Lever (Fig.
11)
forward
to
lower Suspension
A rms. Slide
Trunnions
through Lift Bracket holes and
secure with Retainer Springs (Fig. 13).
5.
Roll Belt over Mower Drive
Pulley. Make sure
Belt
is
inside
Belt Guides
(Fig,
14). See Belt Drive Schematic Decal
on
Mower Housing.
6.
Use
Lift
Lever (Fig.11)
to raise mower.
NOTE: SEE
MOWER
ADJUSTMENT, BELOW.
7,
Turn Depth
Adjustment Knob
clockwise
((-"'\
) to the m id-
dle of it's travel,
MOWER ADJUSTMENT
FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS, INSPECTION
OR MAINTENANCE
:
PUSH TRACTOR CLUTCH-BRAKE
PED-
AL COMPLETELY INTO BRAKE
POSI-
TION.
MOVE
GEAR
SHIFT LEVER TO
"N"
NEUTRAL POSITION.
PLACE
PARK-
ING
BRAKE IN
" ENGAGED"
POSITION.
SHUT
OFF
THE
ENGINE.
PLACE MOWER
BLADE CLUTCH LEVER
IN
"ENGAGED
"
POSITION.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY
SURE
THE BLADES
AND
ALL MOVING
PARTS
HAVE
COMPLETELY
STOPPED,
R E-
MOVE
THE IGNITION
KEY,
DISCON·
NECT THE SPARK
PLUG WIR
E
FROM
THE
SPARK PLUG
AND K EEP WIRE
AWAY
FROM THE PLUG TO PREVENT
INJURY
FROM
ACCIDENTAL START-
ING.
NOTE: BEFORE
CHECKING
THE SIDE TO SIDE AND
FRONT TO REAR
ADJUSTMENTS,
PAGE
10,
BE SURE
PRESSURE IN
FRONT
T IRES IS
14
PSI AND PRESSUR
E
IN
REAR T
IR
ES
IS
12 PSI. IF TIRES ARE OVER OR
UNDER
INFLATED YOU WILL
NOT PROPERLY ADJUST
YOUR MOWER.
DEPTH
ADJUSTMENT
Adjust
ment
for
mower height is made with the Depth Adjust
-
ment
K nob. Raise Mo
wer cutting height by turning Depth
Adjustment Knob clockwise (
~
). Lower
Mower cutting
height by turning Depth
Adjustment
Knob
coun
terclockwise
(F'\l
.
-
9
-
CLUTCH
ROD
CLUTC
H
LEVER
CLUTCH
ROD
REAR
HINGE
PIN
FRONT
HINGE
PIN
FIGURE
12
FIGURE 13
FIGURE
14

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