Craftsman 28924 Operation Manual - Page 23

TO

LEVEL

MOWER

Make

sure

tires

are

properly

inflated

to the

PSI shown

on tires.

Iftires

are over

or under

inflated,

it may

affect

the appearance

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

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.

Turn nut rig

Turn nut left

to raise

mower

....

..

to lower

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.

_i_

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

bethesameon

both sides.

lA

4.

If adjustment

is necessary,

see steps 2

and 3 in Visual

Adjustment

instructions

above.

5.

Recheck measurements,

adjust if neces-

sary 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

position.

_l_ 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.

•

Iffront

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

(Itighten)

to

raise

the

front

of

mower,

or,

counterclockwise

(loosen)

to

lower

the

front

mower.

Tighten

adjust

nut

B to raise mower

_j

J-

Loosen adjust

nut B to lower

mower

Loosen jam nut A first

NOTE:

Each

full

turn

of the adjustment

nut

will

change

mower

height

about

1/8".

•

Recheck

measurements,

adjust

if neces-

sary

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

ad-

23

justment

nut.

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