Craftsman 28813 Operation Manual - Page 24

11. Install

belt onto

engine

clutch

pulley

(M).

IMPORTANT:

Check

belt for

proper

rout-

ing

in all mower

pulley

grooves.

12. Raise

attachment

lift lever

to

highest

position.

13.

If

necessary,

adjust

gauge

wheels

be-

fore

operating

mower

as shown

in the

Operation

section

of this

manual.

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,

de-

termine

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

a 3/4"

or adjustable

wrench,

turn

lift link

adjustment

nut

(A) to the

left

to

lower

the

mower,

or, to the

right

to

raise

the

mower.

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

be the

same

on

both

sides.

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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

must

be level

side-

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

posi-

tion.

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.

B

B

Turn nut right

to raise

mower

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to lower mower

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If front

tip

of blade

is not

1/8" to

1/2"

lower

than

the

rear

tip,

go to the front

of

tractor.

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