KINGSKIDS2
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I just took the deck off of my craftsman GT5000 54" deck. I have the manual, Craftsman 917-276140 and sharpened the blades. Unfortunately, my manual is missing some instructions on how to re-attach the deck. I have the craftsman manual and the one downloaded online and it and its just not very clear on re attaching points for this deck. someone shared page 10 with me, but again, not very clear to where the swing arms go. the book shows them in two different places and I"ve tried both. Its not like any other craftsman deck that has videos online. its very different.
so I got it back together and It looks right, but the blades struggle to start, then I can mow about 10 feet and the blades slow down more and more and the engine strains more and more and then the blades just stop completely. I checked the spindles when I had it apart and they weren't grinding or anything. I've checked the belt positions againt the manual and its back on correctly. i'm at a loss. any help is appreciated
so I got it back together and It looks right, but the blades struggle to start, then I can mow about 10 feet and the blades slow down more and more and the engine strains more and more and then the blades just stop completely. I checked the spindles when I had it apart and they weren't grinding or anything. I've checked the belt positions againt the manual and its back on correctly. i'm at a loss. any help is appreciated