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

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.

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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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