Leveling The Mower Deck; Side To Side Leveling; Front To Back Leveling - Craftsman 247.25001 Operator's Manual

2. Tightentheflange lock nutto fix thecontrol leverin the adjusted
position
3. Repeattheaboveprocedureto adjustthe othercontrolleverinto
the sameposition.Adjust sothat bothleversare evenwith each
otherwhenin the neutralposition.
Leveling the Mower Deck
Whencorrectlyadjustedthe mowerdeck shouldbe level sideto side,
and the frontof the deck shouldbe approximately 1/4inchlowerthan
the rearof deck.
NOTE:Checkthe ridingmower'stirepressurebeforeperforming any
decklevelingadjustments. S ee thetire sidewallfor properinflation
pressures.
Side to Side Leveling
If thecuttingdeck appearsto be mowingunevenly, a sideto side
adjustment c an be performed.Adjustif necessaryas follows:
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With the ridingmowerparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placethe
deck lift handlein the top notch (highestposition)and rotateboth
bladessothat they are perpendicular t o the ridingmowerframe.
Lowerthe deck to the middleheightposition.
Measure thedistance fromtheoutside Idt bladetiptotheground
andthedistance fromtheoutsiderightbladetipto theground. T he
measurements should be equal.Ifthey'renot,proceed tothenextstep.
Comparingthetwo measurements, d eterminewhetherthe right
sideof the deck must be raisedor lowered.
5. Loosen,butdo not remove,the hexscrewon the left deck hanger
bracket.Referto Figure34.
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Front to Back Leveling
The front of thedeck shouldbe approximately 1/4"lowerthan the rear
of the deck.Adjust ifnecessaryas follows:
1. With the deck raisedoff of the ground,rotatetheouterbladesso
that they are parallelto the frameof the ridingmower.
2. If the sideto sidelevelingwas done correctly,measuring just the
rightbladeshouldbe acceptableto attainthe correctback to front
pitchof the deck.
3. Measurethedistancefromthe front tip of the bladeto the
groundand the distancefrom the rear tip to the ground.Thefront
distanceshouldbe approximately 1/4"less thanthe rear.If it is
not, proceedto the next step.
4. If the front of thedeck was too low,turn the flangelock nuts
clockwiseagainstthe hangerbracketto shortenthe front hanger
rodand raisethe front of the deck. Referto Figure35.
Bracket
Front Hanger Rod
Figure35
If the front of thedeck was too high,turn theflangelock nuts
counterclockwise to lengthenthe front hangerrod and lowerthe
front of the deck.
NOTE:Thedeck front hangerrod shouldbe at the front of the slots
of the front deck bracket.If one side of the rod is not at the frontof its
slot,turnthe innerflange lock nuton that side untilrodjust touchesthe
front of the slot.Then re-measure and re-adjustthefront hanger rodas
necessary.
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Figure34
6. Levelthe deck by usinga wrenchto turnthe adjustmentgear
(foundimmediately behindthe hex screwjust loosened)clock-
wise to lowertheleft sideof the deck,or counterclockwise to
raisethe left side of the deck.See Figure33.
7. Thedeck is properlyleveledwhenbothblade tip measurements
takenearlierare equal.
8. Retightenthe hex capscrewon the rightdeck hangerbracket
whenproperadjustmentis achieved.
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