Maintenance
Adjustments
Note: Disengage PTO, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, engage parking brake, and remove key before servicing, cleaning, or making any adjustments to the unit.
Deck Leveling
1.Position mower on a flat surface.
2.Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage parking brake.
3.Inflate drive tires to 15 psi (103 kPa).
4.Verify all hairpins are in the 3 inch deck height holes with the spacers under the hair pins (Figure 15).
Figure 16
1.Spring disc washers
Deck Locking Pin Stop Adjustment
1.Slide deck locking pins in on both sides and rotate to lock the deck in the “operation” position.
2.Loosen the jam nut and turn the stop screw clockwise until the locking pins is tight and cannot be rotated by hand (Figure 17).
Figure 15
Right Hand Side Shown
1. Hairpin | 3. Deck support pin |
2.Spacer
5.Shorten/lengthen each deck support pin to obtain blade tip height of 3 inches at the front of the deck and 3 1/4 inches at the rear of the deck.
Figure 17
1.Rotate stop screw clockwise until locking pin is tight, then back off 1/2 turn.
2.Loosen jam nut
Caster Pivot Bearings Pre-load Adjustment
Remove dust cap from caster and tighten nyloc nut until washers are flat. Back the nyloc off 1/4 of a turn to properly set the
Note: If disassembled, make sure the spring washers are reinstalled as shown in Figure 16.
3.Loosen the stop screw counter clockwise 1/2 turn and tighten the jam nut
4.Test the locking pin to make sure it slides freely. Readjust if necessary.
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