Craftsman 917.28842 Manual Del Operador página 24

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TO LEVEL
MOWER
Make sure tires are properly
inflated
to
the PSI shown
on tires.
If tires 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-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
1. With all tires properly inflated and if your
lawn appears
unevenly
cut, determine
which side of mower
is cutting
lower.
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 a3/4"oradjustablewrench,turn
lifflink
adjustment
nut (A) to the left to lower the
mower, or, to the right to raise the mower.
4.
If adjustment
is necessary,
see steps 2 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 mustbelevelside-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
position.
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
(B) to
the ground
at front and rear tip of the blade.
Turn nut right
_
Turn nut left
to raise mow_,_
_
lower mower
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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.
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 bethesame
on both sides.
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.
AI
IA
Tighten adjust nut
B to raise mower
Loosen adjust nut
B to lower mower
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