Craftsman 917.27499 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT
Be sure tractor is on level surface and
mower suspension arms are raised with
attachment liftcontrol. Engage parking
brake.
1. Cut and remove ties securing anti-
sway bar and belts. Swing anti-sway
bar to left side of mower deck.
2. Slide mower under tractor with
deflector shield to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT; Check belt for proper
routing in all mower pulley grooves.
3. If equipped, turn height adjustment
knob counterclockwiseuntil it stops.
4. Lower mower linkage with attachment
lift control.
5. Install belt into electric clutch pulley
groove.
6. Place the suspension arms on
outward pointing deck pins. Retain
with double loop retainer spring with
loops up as shown.
7. Install front plate assembly to tractor
suspension brackets and retain with
single loop retainer springs as shown.
8. Position front plate assembly between
front mower brackets. Raise deck and
plate assembly to align holes and
insert flanged pins. Secure pins with
double loop retainer springs between
the plate and mower brackets.
NOTE; To assist in locating hole in
flanged pin, the hole in pin is inline with
notch on head of pin. If necessary, move
mower side-to-side to give space
between plate and mower brackets.
IMPORTANT; Check beltfor proper
routingin an mower pulley grooves.
9. Connect anti-sway bar to chassis
bracket under left footrest and retain
with double loop retainer spring.
10.If equipped, turn height adjustment
knob clockwise to remove slack from
mower suspension.
11. Raise deck to highest position.
12.Assemble gauge wheels as shown
using long shoulder bolts,3/8
washers, and 3/8-16 center Iocknuts.
Tighten securely.
13.Adjust gauge wheels before operat-
ing mower as shown in the Operation
section ofthis manual.
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE
The tires on your tractor were overin-
flated at the factoryfor shipping pur-
poses. Correcttire pressure is important
for best cuttingperformance.
Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this manual.
Chassis Front Electric
Bracket Suspension Clutch
Double Loop Suspension Front Pulley
Mower Brackets
Retainer Arms Bracket
Sho_der
Bolt Wheel
Front Plate
3/8
Washer
3/8-16 Double
Center Loop
Locknut Retainer
Spring Bar
I
Use PliersFor I DoubleLoop
RetainerSprings I RetainerSpring
(Outwardpointing
deck pins)
LoopUp
Single
Loop
Retainer
Springs
Deflector
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