Cub Cadet GT 2554 Operator's Manual page 38

8. Raise the lift handle to the mid-height position
and recheck the blade measurements described
in step 4. If the blade measurements are not
within 1/16 inch, repeat steps 5 and 7.
9. Tighten the upper jam nut against the adjustment
ferrule after side-to-side leveling is completed.
FRONT TO BACK LEVELING ADJUSTMENT
1. Raise the deck to its highest position.
2. Position the mower blades so the ends of each
blade point to the front and the rear of the tractor
(See Figure 50). Lower the tractor implement lift
handle to a mid-height setting.
Figure 50
3. Refer to Figure 51. Measure and record the
distance from the front cutting edge to the ground
(measurement A), and from the rear cutting edge
to the ground (measurement B), for each of the
blades. The front
(measurement A) should be lower than its back
edge (measurement B) by 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
REAR
CUTTING
EDGE
B
Figure 51
MOWER
BLADES
edge of each
CUTTING BLADE
FRONT
CUTTING
EDGE
4. From the front of the tractor, loosen the outer nuts
on the deck front hanger rod, and turn them away
from the inner nuts. (See Figure 52).
DECK FRONT
HANGER ROD
INNER
HEX NUT
5. If the front of the deck was too low, turn the inner
hex nuts clockwise against the hanger bracket to
shorten the front hanger rod and raise the front of
the deck.
6. If the front of the deck was too high, turn the hex
nuts counterclockwise to lengthen the front hanger
rod and lower the front of the deck.
IMPORTANT: The deck front hanger rod should
be at the front of the slots of the front deck
bracket. If one side of the rod is not at the front of
its slot, turn the inner hex nut on that side until
rod just touches the front of the slot. Then re-
measure and re-adjust the front hanger rod as
necessary.
blade
7. When the correct pitch of the deck is acquired,
secure the inner hex nuts and tighten the outer hex
nuts against the inner hex nuts to lock them in the
adjusted position.
8. Connect the spark plug wires if removed earlier.
A
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OUTER
HEX NUT
Lower Front Raise Front
of Deck of Deck
Figure 52