Cub Cadet RZT L Adjusting the Front Gauge Wheels, Adjusting the Rear Deck Rollers (If so equipped)

Adjusting the Front Gauge Wheels

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

The front gauge wheels on the mower deck are an anti-scalp feature, and should not ride on the ground. The front gauge wheels should be approximately 1⁄4-1⁄2” 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 the front gauge wheels as follows:

1.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.

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

	Front Gauge
Shoulder	Wheel
Screw

Gauge Wheel

Bracket

Index HolesLock

Nut

Figure 6-6

3.Insert the shoulder screw into the one of four index holes in the front gauge wheel bracket that will give the gauge wheel a 1⁄4-1⁄2” clearance with the ground.

4.Note the index hole of the just adjusted wheel, and adjust the other front gauge wheel into the respective index hole of the other front gauge wheel bracket.

Adjusting the Rear Deck Rollers (If so equipped)

The rear deck rollers can be set in either the low or high position.

The position on the rear deck rollers is generally not changed. In the low position the rollers will roll the grass. In the high position, the rollers are in a storage position and do little or no rolling of the grass. Change the roller position as follows:

1.Remove the cotter pin from the right end of the J-hook.

See Figure 6-7.

High

Position

Low Position	Right Rear
	Roller Bracket

High

Position

J-Hook

Low Cotter

Roller Position Pin

Figure 6-7

2.Slide the J-hook to the left and remove the roller as the shaft is fully withdrawn from the left rear roller bracket. See Figure 6-7.

3.Insert the J-hook back through the roller bracket hole. Slide the roller onto the shaft as you slide the J-hook to the right.

4.Slide the J-hook through the desired position in the right roller bracket, line up the hooked end of the J-hook with the desired position and secure with the cotter pin once in place.

26Section 6— Maintenance & Adjustments