Craftsman 917.289213 To Level Mower, Visual SIDE-TO-SIDE Adjustment, FRONT-TO-BACK Adjustment

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TO LEVEL MOWER

Make sure tires are properly inflated to the PSI shown on tires. Iftires are over or under

inflated, it may affect the appearance of your lawn and lead you to think the mower is not adjusted properly.

VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT

1.With all tires properly inflated and if your lawn appears unevenly cut, determine which side of mower is cutting lower.

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

LH side of mower, or, to the right to raise LH side of mower.

FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT

I M PORTANT: 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-

_I:_nI_AUTION: 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 (B) to the ground at front and rear tip of the blade.

Turn nut

rig

Turn nut

left

to raise

mower

to lower

mower

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

3.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 ADJUST- MENT

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

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.

A

4.If adjustment is necessary, see step 2 in Visual Adjustment instructions above.

5.Recheck measurements, adjust if neces- sary until both sides are equal.

BB

•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 turns to clear adjustment nut B.

•With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn front link adjustment nut (B) clockwise (tighten) to raise the front of mower, or,

counterclockwise (loosen) to lower the front mower.

NOTE: Each full turn of the adjustment nut will change mower height about 1/8".

•Recheck measurements, adjust if nec- essary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear tip.

•Hold adjustment nut in position with wrench and tighten jam nut securely against adjustment nut.

Tighten adjust nut

Loosen adjust

B to raise mower

nut B to lower

mower

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Loosen jam nut A first

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