Craftsman 247.370310 - Cutting Height Adjustment

b. Placegrasscatcherintotheslotsinthehandlebracketsasshownin
Figure8.Letgoofdischargedoorsothat itrestsonthegrasscatcher.
Toremovegrasscatcher,lift reardischargedooronthemower.Lift grasscatcherup
andoffthe slotsin thehandlebrackets.Releasereardischargedoortoallowit to
closerearopeningofmower.
Attaching SideDischargeCover
Yourmowerisshippedasamulcher.Toconverttosidedischarge,makesuregrass
catcherisoffof theunitandreardischargedoorisclosed.
1. Onthesideof themower,lift themulchingcover.SeeFigure9.
2. Slidetwo hooksof sidedischargecoverunderhingepinonmulchingcover
assembly.Lowermulchingcover.Donotremovesidemulchingcoverat any
time,evenwhenyouarenotmulching.
Adjustments
CuttingHeight
Thereisacuttingheightadjustmentleverlocatedabovethefrontandrearright
wheel.
1. Pulltheheightadjustmentleveroutwardtowardswheel(unitwill tendto
fallwhenleverismovedoutward).SeeFigure10.
2. Moveleverto desiredpositionforachangeincuttingheight.SeeFigure10.
3. Releaselevertowardsdeck.
IMPORTAN_Allwheelsmustbeplacedinthesameposition.Forroughoruneven
lawns,moveeachheightadjustmentlevertoahigherposition.Thiswillpreventyou
fromcutting thegrasstoocloseto theground.
HandlePitch
Forconvenienceof operation,youmayadjustthepitchofthe handleasfollows:
I. Removewing nutsandcarriageboltsfromhandle.SeeFigure11.
2. Positionthehandleinoneofthethreepositionsthat ismostcomfortable.
SeeFigure11inset.
3. Secureintopositionwith wingnutsandcarriageboltsremovedearlier.
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