SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
•Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
•Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.
•Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
•Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 29)
•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
•Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position.
•Disengage belt tension rod (K) from lock bracket (L).
CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and release slowly.
•Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley (M).
•Disconnect front link (E) from mower - remove retainer spring and washer.
•Gotoeithersideofmoweranddisconnectmowersuspen- sion arm (A) from chassis and rear lift link (C) from rear
•Go to other side of mower and disconnect the suspen- sion arm and rear lift link.
CAUTION: After rear lift links are discon- nected, the attachment lift lever will be spring loaded. Have a tight grip on lift lever when changing position of the lever.
•From right side of mower, disconnect
•Turn tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go.
•Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in “INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT” in the Assembly section of this manual.
TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the PSI shown on tires. If tires 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
•Withalltiresproperlyinflatedandifyourlawnappearsun- evenlycut,determinewhichsideofmoweriscuttinglower.
NOTE: As desired, you can raise the low side of mower or lower the high side.
•Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
•With a 3/4" or adjustable wrench, turn lift link adjust- ment nut (A) to the left to lower the mower, or, to the right to raise the mower.
| A |
Turn nut right | Turn nut left |
to raise mower | to lower mower |
Fig. 30
LB M
K
F
A
E
H
CS
DCD
Fig. 29
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