Test 2: Checking Front to Rear Leveling
1.Place the deck in the highest position.
2.Wearing a pair of heavy work gloves to prevent injury, rotate the cutting blade so that it is pointed front to back and parallel to the rider. Depress and lock the deck engagement pedal.
3.Measure the distance from the front and the rear tips of the blade to the ground.The front should be approximately 1/4_ to 3/8" lower than the rear.
4.If the distance is higher, level the deck front to rear.
Test 3: Checking Side to Side Leveling
1.Place the deck in the highest position.
2.Wearing a pair of heavy work gloves to prevent injury, rotate the cutting blade so that it is pointed side to side and perpendicular to the rider. Depress and lock the deck engagement pedal.
3.Measure the distance from the tips of the blade to the ground.
4.If the two distances are unequal, level the deck side to side.
1.Place the deck in the highest position.
2.Wearing a pair of heavy work gloves to prevent injury, rotate the cutting blade so that it is pointed front to back and parallel to the rider. Depress and lock the deck engagement pedal.
3.Completely loosen, but do not remove, the top hex nut out of the three hex nuts that hold the hex bolt and the ferrule on the deck hanger link assembly.
See Figure 15.
IMPORTANT: Do not try to loosen/tighten bottom nut.
4.Thread the middle nut as far down as possible.
5.Keeping an equal number of threads above each of the nuts, thread the upper nut down until the front tip of the blade is 1/4" to 3/8" lower than the rear tip of the blade. Note that threading this nut down will raise the front of the deck.
6.Thread the middle nut up against the base of the ferrule. See Figure 15.
7.Tighten the upper nut against the top of the ferrule to lock adjustment.
Adjusting Rear Deck Height
1.Completely loosen, but do not remove, the top hex nut out of the three hex nuts that hold the hex bolt and the ferrule on the deck hanger link assembly. See Figure 15.
IMPORTANT: Do not try to loosen/tighten bottom nut.
2.Thread the middle nut as far down as possible.
3.Locate the lower links at the rear of the deck. Working on one side at a time, disconnect the helper springs from them.
4.Remove each lower link by removing both hair pin clip and washers.
5.Reattach lower links as shown in Figure 15 inset.
Side to Side Leveling
1.Place the deck in the highest position.
2.Wearing heavy work gloves to prevent injury, rotate the blade so that it is pointed side to side and perpendicular to the rider. Depress and lock the deck engagement pedal.
3.Loosen the middle hex nut.
4.Thread the top hex nut up or down in order to set both tips of the blade at an equal height from the ground. Remember to thread the nut down to raise the deck, and thread up to lower the deck.
5.Once the deck is level, thread the middle hex nut to tighten against the ferrule. Make sure the cut is even and the lift lever moves to all cutting heights.
Front to Rear Leveling
Loosen hex nuts
Helper
Spring
Remove Hairpin Clips
and Washers
Deck "
Height
Lever
Link
Figure 15
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