Craftsman 28927 Operation Manual - Page 24

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.

2.

With

a 3/4"

or adjustable

wrench,

turn

lift link

adjustment

nut (A) to the

left to

lower

LH side

of mower,

or, to the

right

to raise

LH

side

of mower.

NOTE:

Each

full

turn

of adjustment

nut will

change

mower

height

about

3/16".

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.

Ai_ 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 rig

to raise mower

Turn nut left

to lower

mower

3.

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.

lA

4.

If adjustment

is necessary,

see

step

2 in Visual

Adjustment

instructions

above.

5.

Recheck

measurements,

adjust

if nec-

essary

until

both

sides

are

equal.

•

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.

Tighten

adjust

nut

B to raise mower

Loosen

adjust

nut B to lower

mower

24

Loosen jam

nut A first

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