Craftsman 247.28984 Deck Rear Roller Adjustment, Engine Maintenance, Checking the Engine Oil

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DECK REAR ROLLER ADJUSTMENT

The rearrollersonthe mowerdeckarenot designedto carrythe weightof the deck.The rearrollersshouldbeadjustedto approxi- mately1/4"to 1/2"abovethe groundwhenthe deckis movedto the desiredcuttingheight.

Placethetractoron a smooth,fiatsurface,movethe deckto the desiredcuttingheight,andcheckthe heightof the rearrollers.If contactingthe ground,orabove 1/2"fromthe ground,adjustthe rear rollersas follows:

Thedeck rollerassemblyindexbrackethasfiveadjustmentpositions holes.

Whilesupportingthe rollerassembly,removeclick pinand withdrawtheclevis pinfromboththe leftandright rollerindex brackets.SeeFigure26.

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2.Positionthe rollerassemblyso thatthe rollersare approximately 1/4"to 1/2"abovetheflat surfacebelow.

3.Alignthenearestindexbracketholeswiththe holesin the deck mountingbrackets.Insertthe clevispinsthroughthe deck bracketsandthe indexbracketsand securewiththe click pins. SeeFigure26.

NOTE:The clevispinsshouldbein the correspondingholesof both the leftand rightrollerindexbrackets.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Checking the Engine Oil

Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPI serviceclassification SF,SG, SH,orSJ. Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.

"Colder _'_

32°F

="-Warmer

Oil Viscosity Chart

Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.) improvestarting incoldweather,theywill resultin increasedoilconsumptionwhen usedabove32°ECheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid possibleenginedamagefromrunninglow onoil.

Tocheckthe engineoil, proceedas follows:

1.Ensurethatthe tractoris on a levelsurface.

2.Cleanthe oilfill areaof any debris.

3.Removethe dipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.

4.Insertandtightendipstick.

5.Removethe dipstickandcheckthe oillevel. It shouldbeat the Fullmarkon the dipstick.SeeFigure27.

Figure27

Iflow,addoilslowlyintotheengineoil fill. Donot overfill.After addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen recheckthe oillevel.

Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoilmaycausethe engineto not start, hardstarting,or enginesmoking.Ifoverthe FULLmarkonthe dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkon dipstick.

7.Replaceandtightendipstick.

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