Sears 917.255741 manual Mower Adjustment, Depth Adjustment

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MOWER INSTALL.ATnO_

CLUTCH

ROD

PARAt LEL

RETAINER

Your 38" Mower installs without the use of tools Raise Lift

Lever (Fig° 11) to its highest position. Turn Depth Adjust- ment Knob to lowest position (Fig 14)

!o Instal! Front Hinge Pin through Axle and Parallel Link (Fig. 12). Secure with Retainer Spring°

2 Install Rear Hinge Pin through Mower Lift Brackets and

Parallel Link (Fig, 12)Secure with Retainer Spring

3 Install Clutch Rod in Clutch Lever (Fig, 13 - Inset),

4.Move Lift Lever (Fig, 11) forward to lower Suspension

Arms, Stide Trunnions through Lift Bracket holes and secure with Retainer Springs (Fig. 13)

5o 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_ t!) to raise mower

NOTE: SEE MOWER ADJUSTMENT, BELOW,

7, Turn Depth Adjustment Knob clockwise (('_,)to the mid- die 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, RE-

MOVE THE IGNITION KEY, DISCON- NECT THE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUG AND KEEP 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 TIRES IS 14 PSi AND PRESSURE IN REAR TIRES IS 12 PSI IF TIRES ARE OVER OR UNDER INFLATED YOU WILL NOT PROPERLY ADJUST YOUR MOWER,

DEPTH ADJUSTMENT

Adjustm#nt for mower height is made with the Depth Adjust-

ment Knob, Raise Mower cutting height by turning Depth

Adjustment Knob clockwise ( _ ) Lower Mower cutting

height by turning Depth Adjustment Knob counterclockwise

RETAINER LINK

SPRING CLUTCH _'_

BRACKET

REAR

HINGE

P_N

CLUTCH

LEVER

CLUTCH.

ROD

SUSPENSION

ARM

RETAINER LIFT

SPRINGBRACKET

TRUNNION

\ 3ELT

FRONT SPRINGS AXLE

FRONT

HINGE

PiN

FIGURE 12

RETAINER

SPRING

FIGURE 13

MOWER

DRIVE \

PULLEY

FIGURE 14

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