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| NOTE: Checkthetractor'stire pressurebeforeperformingany deck | |
ADJUSTMENTS |
| levelingadjustments.Referto Tiresin the Servicesectionof this | |
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| manualfor moreinformationregardingtire pressure. | |
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| Front To Rear | |
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| be adjustedto levelthe deckfromfrontto rear.The frontof the deck | |
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| Adjustif necessaryas follows: | |
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| 1. | Withthe tractorparkedona firm, levelsurface,placethe leverfor |
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| liftingthe platformonthe secondto the top notch(secondhighest |
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| position)and rotatethe bladeas closeto the dischargechannel |
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| that is parallelto thetractor. |
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| 2. | Measurethedistancefromthe frontof the bladetip to the ground |
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| andthe rearof the bladetip to theground.Thefirst measurei |
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| menttakenshouldbe between1J"and3A"lessthanthe second |
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| measurement.Determinethe approximatedistancenecessaryfor |
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| properadjustmentandproceed,if necessary,to the nextstep. |
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| 3. | Locatethe flangelocknut onthe frontsideof the stabilizer |
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| bracket.SeeFig. 15. |
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| Tightenthe flangelocknut to raisethe frontof the deck; |
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| Loosentheflangelock nutto lowerthe frontof thedeck. |
Figure19 |
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| Ifthe cuttingdeckappearsto be mowingunevenly,a sideto side | |
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| adjustmentcan beperformed.Adjustif necessaryas follows: | |
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| 1. | Withthe tractorparkedona firm, levelsurface,placethe decklift |
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| leverin the secondfromthe top notch(secondhighestposition) |
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| and rotatebothbladessothat theyare perpendicularwiththe |
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| tractor. |
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| 2. | Measurethedistancefromthe outsideof the left bladetip to the |
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| groundandthe distancefromthe outsideof the rightbladetip to |
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| the ground.Bothmeasurementstakenshouldbeequal.Ifthey're |
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| not, proceedto the nextstep. |
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| 3. | Loosen,but do NOTremove,the hexcap screwonthe leftdeck |
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| hangerbracket.SeeFig. 16. |
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| 4. | Balancethedeckby usinga wrenchto turn theadjustmentgear |
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| (foundimmediatelybehindthehex cap screwjust loosened) |
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| clockwise/uporcounterclockwise/downThedeckis. properly |
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| balancedwhen bothbladetip measurementstakenearlierare |
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| equal. |
| 5. | Retightenthe hexcap screwon the leftdeckhangerbracketwhen | |
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| properadjustmentis achieved. |
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Neverattemptto makeanyadjustmentswhilethe engineis running, exceptwherespecifiedin the operator'smanual.
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