Craftsman 917.28746 Cleaning, Tractor To Remove Mower, To Install Mower, To Level Mower

CLEANING

•Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc. of all foreign matter.

Keep finished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline, oil, etc.

•Protect painted surfaces with auto- motive type wax.

We do not recommend using a garden hose or pressure washer to clean your tractor unless the engine and transmis- sion are covered to keep water out. Water in engine or transmission will shorten the useful life of your tractor. Use compressed air or a leaf blower to remove grass, leaves and trash from tractor and mower.

9 .. Tum tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go.

10.Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.

TO INSTALL MOWER

Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the As- sembly section of this manual.

TO LEVEL MOWER

A CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.

2. Raise mower to its highest position.

3. At both sides of mower, position blade

at side and measure the distance

(A) from bottom edge of blade to the

ground. The distance should be the

same on both sides.

aL). WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS ..INJURV, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER-

VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:

1. Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

. 2. Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.

3.Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.

4.Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.

5.Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot

come in contact with plug. .

Make sure tires are properly inflated to the PSI shown on tires. Iftires are over or under inflated, it may affect the appear- ance of your lawn and lead you to think the mower is not adjusted properly.

VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDEADJUSTMENT

1. With all tires properly inflated and if

your lawn appears unevenly cut, de-

termine which side of mower is cutting

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.4. If adjustment is necessary, see steps 2

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER

1.Place attachment clutch in "DISEN- GAGED" position.

2.Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest

position..

3. Disengage belt tension rod (K) from lock bracket (L).

A CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and release slowly.

4.Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley (M).

5.Disconnect front link (E) from mower - remove retainer spring and washer.

6. Go to either side of mower and discon- nect mower suspension arm (A) from chassis and rear lift link (C) from rear mower bracket (D) - remove retainer springs and washers.

7. Go to other side of mower and discon- nect the suspension arm and rear lift link.

A CAUTION: Aftenear lift links are dis- connected, the attachment lift lever will be spring loaded. Have a tight grip on lift lever when changing position of the lever.

8. From right side of mower, disconnect anti-sway bar (S) from right rear mower bracket (D) - remove retainer spring and washer and pull mower toward you until the bar falls from the hole in

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NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low side of mower or lower the high side.

2.Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.

3.With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift link adjustment nut (A) to the left to lower the mower, or, to the right to raise the mower.

and 3 in Visual Adjustment instructions above.

5.Recheck measurements, adjust if nec- essary until both sides are equal.

FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side- to-side.

To obtain the best cutting results, the mower blades should be adjusted so the front tip is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear tip when the mower is in its highest posi- tion.

A CAUTION:. Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.

•Raise mower to highest position. Position any blade so the tip is pointing straight forward. Measure distance (8) to the ground at front and rear tip of the blade.

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NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower height about 3/16".

4.Test your adjustment by mowing some uncut grass and visually checking the appearance. Readjust, if necessary, until you are satisfied with the results.

PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE

ADJUSTMENT

1.With all tires properly inflated, park tractor on level ground or driveway.

•If front tip of blade is not 1/8" to 1/2"

lower than the rear tip, go to the front of tractor.

•With an 11/16" or adjustable wrench, loosen jam nut A several tums to clear adjustment nut B.

With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn front link adjustment nut (B) clockwise (Itighten) to raise the front of mower, or, counterclockwise (loosen) to lower the front mower.

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