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,A=CAUTION:
Before performing
any service or adjustments:
• Depress clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
• Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED"
position.
i
urn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come
In contact with plug.
TO REMOVE
MOWER
Mower will be easier to remove from the
right side of tractor.
• Place attachment
clutch in "DISEN-
GAGED" position.
• Move attachment lift lever forward
to
lower mower to its lowest position.
.- Roll belt off engine pulley.
Disconnect clutch rod from clutch lever
by removing retainer spring.
• Disconnect anti-swaybar
from chassis
bracket by removing retainer spring.
• Disconnect
suspension arms from rear
deck brackets by removing retainer
springs.
• Disconnect front links from deck by
removing retainer springs.
• Raise lift lever to raise suspension
arms. Slide mower out from under trac-
tor.
IMPORTANT:
If an attachment
other than
the mower deck is to be mounted on the
tractor, remove the front links.
Clutch
Retainer
Suspension Arms
Engine
Pulley
Front
Retainer
Spring
Anti-Swaybar
TO INSTALL
MOWER
• Raise attachment
lift lever to its highest
position.
• Slide mower under tractor with dis-
charge guard to right side of tractor.
• Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on level ground or driveway.
Make sure
tires areproperly
inflated (See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS").
If tires are
over or underinflated,
you will not properly
adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
Raise mower to its highest position.
At the midpoint of both sides of mower,
measure height from bottom edge of
mower to ground.
Distance "A" on both
sides of mower should be the same or
within 1/4" of each other.
• If adjustment is necessary,
make adjust-
ment on one side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift
link adjustment nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift
link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will
change mower height abbut 1/8".
• Recheck measurements
after adjusting.
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Bottom
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rou Une 7""]-F
Suspension
Arm
ustment Nut
FRONT-TO-BACK
ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT:
Deck must be level side-to-
side. If the followinqfront-to-back
adjust-
ment is necest_ary, be sure to adjust both
front
links
equally
so
mower
will stay
level side-to-side.
To obtain
the
best
cutting
results,
the
mower housing should be aajusted so that
the front is approximately
1/8
TM
to 1/2"
lower than the rear when the mower is in
its highest position.
Check adjustment
on right side of tractor.
Measure
distance
"D" directly in front and
behind the mandrel at bottom edge of
22 mower housing as shown.
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