Regular Maintenance
Deck Leveling Adjustment
NOTE: Before adjusting the deck level, the deck lift rod timing must be checked and/or adjusted.
Coarse Adjustment Procedure | Adjust |
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When adjusting the deck level, the coarse adjustment |
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adjustment and the fine adjustment procedure should | Adjust |
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1. Park machine on a flat, level surface. Disengage the | Here |
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PTO, stop the engine and engage the parking brake. |
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Rear tires must be inflated to 15 psi (1,03 bar); front |
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tires to 25 psi (1,72 bar). | Figure 41. Hanger Chain Adjustment |
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2. Lock the deck lift pedal in the 5” (12,7cm) position. Place the deck height adjustment pin in the 4” position and lower deck the lift pedal until the arm contacts the pin.
3. Place 2 x 4 blocks under each corner of the mower deck with the
4. | Loosen the nuts and allow the front of the deck to rest |
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| on the 2 x 4’s. Slide the chains down in the slots until |
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| the chains are tight and tighten the nuts See Figure 41. |
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5. | Loosen the nuts and allow the rear of the deck to rest | n |
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| the 2 x 4’s. Slide the chains down in the slots until the |
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| chains are tight and tighten the nuts. See Figure 41. |
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6. | Remove all 2 x 4 blocks from under the m wer deck. |
| Figure 42. | Che king The Blade Height Measurement | |
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| hands. Position the outside mower blades so that they |
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8. | Measure from the front tip of the blade from the cutting |
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| edge to the ground. Measure from the rear tip of the |
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| blade from the cutting edge to the ground. Re eat this |
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| process for the other side of the machine. The f ont |
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| and back measurements should be 4” (10,2 cm). If the |
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| measurements are greater than 1/8” (3,17 mm) of what |
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| they should be adjust the deck height until th y are |
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Fine Adjustment |
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1. | Loosen the jam nut (A, Figure 43) andReproductionturn the fine | ||||
| adjustment bolt (B) to adjust the deck height until the |
| Figure 43. | Fine Adjustment | |
| front measurements equals 4” (10,2 cm). Turn the bolt | ||||
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CLOCKWISE to raise the deck; | B. Fine Adjustment Bolt | |
to lower the deck. | ||
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2.Position the outside mower blades so they face
3.Remeasure the front tip of the blade from the cutting edge to the ground. Measure the rear tip of the blade from the cutting edge to the ground. Repeat the process for the other side of machine.
4.Once the measurement equals 4” (10,2 cm), retighten the jam nut.
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