TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the PSI shown on tires. Iftires are over or under
inflated, it may affect the appearance of your lawn and lead you to think the mower is not adjusted properly.
VISUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1.With all tires properly inflated and if your
lawn appears unevenly cut, determine which side of mower is cutting lower.
NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low side of mower or lower the high side.
2.Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
3.With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift link adjustment nut (A) to the left to
lower the mower, or, to the right to raise the mower.
Turn nut | rig |
| Turn nut | left |
to raise | mower | .... | to lower | mower |
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will change mower height about 3/16".
4.Test your adjustment by mowing some uncut grass and visually checking the appearance. Readjust, if necessary, until you are satisfied with the results.
PRECISION SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
1.With all tires properly inflated, park tractor
on level ground or driveway.
_i_ CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.
2.Raise mower to its highest position.
3.At both sides of mower, position blade at side and measure the distance (A) from bottom edge of blade to the ground. The
distance should bethesameon both sides.
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4.If adjustment is necessary, see steps 2 and 3 in Visual Adjustment instructions above.
5.Recheck measurements, adjust if neces- sary until both sides are equal.
FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck must be level side-
To obtain the best cutting results, the mower blades should be adjusted so the front tip is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear tip when the mower is in its highest position.
_l_ CAUTION: Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.
•Raise mower to highest position.
•Position any blade so the tip is pointing straight forward. Measure distance (B) to the ground at front and rear tip of the blade.
•Iffront tip of blade is not 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear tip, go to the front of tractor.
•With an 11/16" or adjustable wrench, loosen jam nut A several turns to clear adjustment nut B.
•With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn
front link adjustment nut (B) clockwise (Itighten) to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise (loosen) to lower the front mower.
Tighten adjust nut | Loosen adjust | |
nut B to lower | ||
B to raise mower | ||
_j J- | mower |
Loosen jam nut A first
NOTE: Each full turn of the adjustment nut will change mower height about 1/8".
•Recheck measurements, adjust if neces- sary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear tip.
•Hold adjustment nut in position with wrench and tighten jam nut securely against ad-
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