Download Craftsman 917.255960 Specifications

ASSEMBLY
INSTALL
MOWER
AND
DRIVE
BELT
GAUGE
WHEEL
Your unit has been shipped with the front mower suspension bracket banded to the frame, Remove bands and pivot
bracket downward
MOWER INSTALLATION
(See Figs 5, 6, 7 and 8)
BAR
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Remove banding from suspension arms and gauge
wheels Set gauge wheels aside for later assembly
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Slide front suspension brackets into mower bracketsr
Retain with release pins, Turn height adjustment knob
counterclockwise until it stops Lower mower linkage
with attachment lift lever,
DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
Roll mower drive belt over primary mandrel
Roll mower drive belt forward over front mower suspension bracket
Place suspension arms in rear suspension brackets
Retain with release pins
to remove
Place mower drive belt over clutch pulley on engine
and under idler pulley and tension pulley
NOTE: Pulltension pulley lever forward for belt clearance
Make sure narrow "V" side of belt is engaged with each
pulley, and push tension pulley lever back to opearting
position
Insert gauge wheel bar into bracket (See Fig 7),
Retain with clevis pins and retainer springs,
DEPTH
KNOB
(See Figs 8 and 9)
Remove hood and grill (See "TO REMOVE HOOD
AND GRILL ASSEMBLY" in the Service and Adjustments sections of this manual),
Place the suspension arms on brackets on both sides
of frame, Retain with washers and retainer springs
SUSPENSION
ARM
CLEVIS
PIN
FIG. 7
Slide studs through lift links on both sides of tractor
Retain with washers and retainer springs
Turn height adjustment knob clockwise
slack from mower suspension
BRA
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Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor
ADJUSTMENT
BELT
Replace hood and grill assembly
MOWER
DRIVE
PRIMARY
BRACKETS
FRONT
SION
BRACKET
RI
PIN
RELEASE
PIN
FIG. 8
FIG, 5
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MOWER
RIVE
RETAINER SPRING
BRACKET
BELT
IDLER
C
PULLEY
SUSPENSION
ARM
TENSION/
- WASHER
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PULLEY
.IFT LINK
RETAINER
FIG, 9
CHECK
FIG, 6
DECK
LEVELNESS
For best cutting,results, mower housing should be properly
leveled,
See TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the
Service and Adjustments section of his manual
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