Cub Cadet i1046 Operator's Manual page 90

adjustments.
Front To Rear Leveling
Thefront of the cuttingdeck is supportedby an adjust-
able frontdeck hanger rod. This rod can be adjusted
to set the front to rear pitchof the deck.The front of the
deck shouldbe between1/4-inchand 3/8-inch lowerthan
the rearof the deck.Adjust if necessaryas follows:
1. With thetractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,move
thedeck to themid heightposition(thirdor fourth
notch)usingthe deck lift lever.Rotatethe blade
nearestthe dischargechute so that it is parallelwith
thetractorframe.
2. Measurethe distancefrom the frontof the bladetip to
theground andthe rearof the blade tip to the ground.
Thefront measurement t akenshouldbe between1/4"
and 3/8" lessthan the rear measurement. D etermine
theapproximatedistancenecessaryfor properadjust-
mentand proceed,if necessary, t o the next step.
3. Workingat the front of the tractor,loosenthe two hex
lock nuts at the frontof the deck hanger rod.Thread
the lock nuts awayfromthe hexnuts behindthem.
See Figure11.
Raise Front
of Deck _ of Deck j
Figure 11
4. Usinga wrench,turn the innerhex nutsclockwise
to raisethe frontof the deck,or counterclockwise to
lowerthe front of the deck.Adjustthe hexnuts evenly
so that the deck hangerrod is at the frontof bothslots
in the hangerbracketon the frontof thedeck. See
Figure11.
5. Retightenthe two hexlock nuts whenproperly
adjusted.
Deck Gauge Wheel Adjustment
NOTE: The deck gaugewheelsare an anti-scalpfeature
of thedeck and are notdesignedto supportthe weightof
thecuttingdeck.
Thedeck gaugewheelsshouldneithercontactthe
ground,nor be highoff the ground,whenthe deck is
movedto the desiredheightsetting.If youchangeyour
cuttingheightduring the mowingseason,the gauge
wheelsshouldbe checkedand adjustedas necessary.
Adjustthegauge wheelsas follows:
• Placethe tractoron a smooth,flat surfaceand move
thedeck to the desiredmowingheightusingthe deck
lift lever.
• Checkgaugewheels distancefrom theflat surface
below.If the gaugewheelscontactthe ground,they
mustbe raised.If the gaugewheelsare higher than
1/2" abovethe ground,they shouldbe lowered.
• Removethe shoulderbolt securingone of thefront
ball wheelsto the front indexbracket.Repositionthe
ball wheelto align with theone of four indexholes
that placesthe wheel1/4"to 1/2"abovethe ground.
Securethe ball wheelto the indexbracketwith the
shoulderbolt. Notethe indexhole usedand secure
theother ball wheelin the same position.See Figure
12.
LockNut
FrontIndex
Bracket
Shoulder
Bolt
Figure 12
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