Craftsman 917.28927 - Manual (Page 24)

TO LEVEL MOWER
M ake sure tires are properly inflated to
the PSI shown on tires. If tires are over
or under inflated, it m ay affect the appear­
ance of your law n and lead you to think
the m ow er is not adjusted properly.
VISUAL SIDE-TO -SIDE ADJUSTM ENT
1. W ith all tires properly inflated and if
your law n appears unevenly cut, de­
term ine w hich side of m ow er is cutting
low er.
2. W ith a 3/4" or adjustable w rench, turn
lift link adjustm ent nut (A) to the left to
low er LH side of m ow er, or, to the right
to raise LH side of m ow er.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustm ent nut w ill
change m ow er height about 3/16".
Turn nut righ
to raise mower Turn nut left
to lower mower
3. Test your adjustm ent by m ow ing som e
uncut grass and visually checking the
appearance. Readjust, if necessary,
until you are satisfied w ith the results.
PRECISIO N SIDE-TO -SIDE
ADJUSTM ENT
1. W ith all tires properly inflated, park
tractor on level ground or drivew ay.
A
CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect
your hands w ith gloves and/or wrap blade
w ith heavy cloth.
2.
Raise m ow er to its highest position.
3. At both sides of m ow er, position blade
at side and m easure the distance
(A) from bottom edge of blade to the
ground. The distance should be the
sam e on both sides.
4.
5 .
If adjustm ent is necessary, see step
2 in Visual Adjustm ent instructions
above.
Recheck m easurem ents, adjust if nec­
essary until both sides are equal.
FRO NT-TO-BACK ADJUSTM ENT
IMPORTANT: Deck m ust be level side-
to-side.
To obtain the best cutting results, the
m ow er blades should be adjusted so the
front tip is 1/8" to 1/2" low er than the rear
tip w hen the m ow er is in its highest posi­
tion.
A
CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect
your hands w ith gloves and/or wrap blade
w ith heavy cloth.
• Raise m ow er to highest position.
• Position any blade so the tip is pointing
straight forw ard. M easure distance (B)
to the ground at front and rear tip of the
blade.
• If front tip of blade is not 1/8" to 1/2"
low er than the rear tip, go to the front of
tractor.
• W ith an 11/16" or adjustable w rench,
loosen jam nut A several turns to clear
adjustm ent nut B.
• W ith a 3/4" or adjustable w rench, turn
front link adjustm ent nut (B) clockw ise
(tighten) to raise the front of m ow er, or,
counterclockwise (loosen) to low er the
front m ow er.
NOTE: Each full turn of the adjustm ent
nut w ill change m ow er height about 1/8".
•
Recheck m easurem ents, adjust if nec­
essary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to
1/2" low er than the rear tip.
• Hold adjustm ent nut in position with
w rench and tighten jam nut securely
against adjustm ent nut.
24 Loosen jam nut A first