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Mower Deck
Maintenance
Leveling the Mower Deck
Leveling the Deck
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and engage the
parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Check the tire pressure in the drive tires; refer to
Checking the Tire Pressure (page
4.
Position the transport lock in the latching
position.
5.
Push the deck-lift pedal all the way forward and
the deck latches at the 14 cm (5-1/2 inches)
transport position
Figure 99
1. Deck-lift pedal
2. Height-of-cut pin
6.
Insert the height-adjustment pin into the 7.6 cm
(3 inches) cutting-height location.
7.
Release the transport lock and allow the deck to
lower to the cutting height.
8.
Raise the discharge chute.
52).
(Figure
99).
3. Transport lock
9.
On both sides of the deck, measure from the
level surface to the front tip of the blade (Postion
A) as shown in
Note:
The measurement should read 7.6 mm
(3 inches)
1. 7.6 cm (3 inch) at position
A is correct
2. 8.3 cm (3-1/4 inch) at
position B is correct
10.
Fine-tune the adjustment nut on the front
deck-lift assembly by turning it
Note:
To increase the height, turn the
adjustment nut clockwise; to decrease the
height, turn the nut counterclockwise.
Note:
If the front deck links do not have enough
adjustment to achieve accurate cut height, the
single-point adjustment can be utilized to gain
more adjustment.
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Figure
100.
Figure 100
3. Measure here from the
blade tip to the hard
surface
4. Measure at position A and
B on both sides
(Figure
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101).
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