Troy-Bilt Colt RZT warranty Adjusting the Gauge Wheels, Shoulder Screw Rear Gauge Wheel

Adjusting the Gauge Wheels

warning!: Keep hands and feet away from the discharge opening of the cutting deck.

NOTE: The deck gauge wheels are an anti-scalp feature of the deck and are not designed to support the weight of the cutting deck.

The mower deck cutting height can be set in any of six height settings using the tractor’s deck lift handle. The deck heights range from 1-1/2” to 4”. The deck gauge wheel position should be approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch above the ground when the deck is set in the desired height setting.

Using the lift handle, set the deck in the desired height setting, then check the gauge wheel distance from the ground below. If necessary adjust as follows:

•Visually check the distance between the front gauge wheels and the ground. If the gauge wheels are near or touching the ground, they should be raised. If more than 1/2” above the ground, they should be lowered.

•Remove the lock nut securing one of the front gauge wheel shoulder screws to the deck. Remove the gauge wheel and shoulder screw. Refer to Figure 6-8.

•Insert the shoulder screw into the one of four index holes in the front gauge wheel bracket that will give the gauge wheel a 1/4 to 1/2 inch clearance with the ground.

Shoulder

Screw Rear

Gauge

Wheel

Gauge
Wheel	Lock
Bracket
	Nut

Figure 6-8

•Note the index hole of the just adjusted wheel, and adjust the other gauge wheels into the respective index holes of the other gauge wheel brackets on the deck.

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Section 6— Maintenance & Adjustments