Craftsman 247.28980 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
CUTTING DECK REMOVAL
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PlacethePTO/BladeEngageknobinthe disengaged(OFF)
positionandengagethe parkingbrake.
Lowerthedeckby movingthe deck liftleverintothebottomnotch
onthe rightfender.
Locatethe PTOclutchunderthe frontof yourtractor.See
Figure10.
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Figure10
Removethe beltguardand beltfromthe PTOpulleyasfollows.
Referto Figure10:
a. Removethehexscrews.
b. Pullthe beltkeeperrodto the rightanddownto remove.
c. Removethedeckbelt fromaroundthe tractor'selectricPTO
clutch.
NOTE: Ifthere is toomuchtensionon thebelt foritto be easily
removedfromthe electricPTOclutch,carefullyinserta3/8"drive
ratchetwrench(settoloosen)intothe squareholefoundinthe deck
idlerbracketand pivotit towardthe tractor'sleftside torelievetension
on the belt.SeeFigure11.
Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor
betweenthe beltanda pulleywhileremovingthe belt.
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Figure11
5. Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of thetractor,locate
the decksupportpinon the rearleftsideof thedeck.
6. Pullthe decksupportpinoutwardto releasethe deckfromthe
decklift arm.SeeFigure12.
DeckLift (_
Arm
PinDeckSupport
Figure12
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