Craftsman T1400 247.203733 User Manual

CuttingDeckRemoval
Toremovethe cuttingdeck,proceedasfollows:
1. Placethe PTO(BladeEngage)leverinthedisengaged(OFF)positionand
engagetheparkingbrake.
2. Lowerthedeckbymovingthedecklift leverintothe bottomnotchonthe
rightfender.
3. Removetheself-tappingscrew(A)thatsecuresthebelt-keeperrodfrom
aroundthetractor'sPTOpulley,thenremovethebeltkeeperrod(B).See
Figure15.
Note:Makeamentalnotewhatholetheotherendofthebelt-keeperrodis
insertedin forreJnstalationpurposes.
4. Removethebelt(C)fromaroundthetractor'sPTOpulley.SeeFigure15.
Avoidpinchinginjuries. Neverplaceyourfingers onthe idlerspringor
betweenthe belt anda pulleywhile removingthe belt.
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Figure15
5. Lookingat thecuttingdeckfromthe leftsideofthetractor,locatethebow-
tie pinthatsecuresthedecksupportrodontherearleftsideof thedeck.See
Figure16.Removethebow-tiepinthat securesthedecksupportrod,and
carefullyremovethedecksupportfromthedecklift arm.
6. Repeattheabovestepsonthetractor'srightside.
NOTE:Thebow-tieclipsshouldbere-installedfromthetopdown.
Z Movethedecklift leverintothetopnotchontherightfendertoraisethe
decklift armsupandoutof theway.
Bow-TieClip
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Figure16
Removethebow-le cotterpinsecuringthedeckstabilizerrodto thedeck.
Slidethedecklift rodfromthemountingbracketonthedeckasshownin
Figure17.
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Figure17
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Craftsman T1400 247.203733 Specifications

General

Engine	Briggs & Stratton
Cutting Deck Material	Steel
Blade Engagement	Manual
Side Discharge Capability	Yes
Drive System	Rear-wheel drive
Mulching Capability	Yes
Bagging Capability	Yes