GardenBanter.co.uk - View Single Post - My new Craftsman garden tractor needs an alignment bad!!!

Clark[_2_] · 26-09-2007, 12:40 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

xPosTech wrote:
On 9/25/2007 3:00 PM, Clark wrote:
wrote:
Just took delivery of the tractor (a 28750) and it runs very well,
I'm very happy with it.

One thing though, when I stand in front of the tractor the front
wheels clearly show an excessive toe in. I'd say if you'd draw a
line from each wheel forward, the lines would cross at about 50
feet, which is pretty bad.

I know that in the long term, the forces generated on the wheels
will wear the bearings, tires and steering system, not mentioning
the extra fuel consumption. Not sure it will damage the grass in
the long run, but it's certainly not a good thing for it.

The steering system is probably identical on the large Husqvarnas
and Cratfsman, and Husqvarna publishes their owners manuals on the
web. I looked for a toe adjustment of any type in the manual as
well as on the tractor and could not find one. Everything's fixed.

One possibility is the two drag links that go from the Gear sector
plate to the spindles. Those are already bent in two places, and
unbending them a bit would push the toe out.

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

I have a new craftsman also, it to has a lot of tow in, I have been
back to Sears to look at the floor models, they all appear to be the
same. I think your toe in is normal, and it helps with your turn radius.

I'm sure one of regulars will chime up with advice, lookout for
10' pine stick jokes, (long story)

Clark

We don't need no stinkin' 10 /foot/ pine stick jokes. (The 10" ones
are plenty long enough.)

Maybe subconsciously I'm trying to re-write history?

Did I mention the new mower is fantastic?
I'm telling ya, the first mower being bad was a fluke

Clark