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4. Workingfromtheleft side ofthe tractor,loosen,butdo not

remove,thehexcap screwin theleft deckadjustmentbracket.

SeeFigure15.

AdjustmentGear

HexCapScrew

Figure15

5. Toeventhe deckturnthe adjustmentgear,locatedimmediately

behindthehexcap screw,clockwise(rearward)tolowerthe left

sideofthe deck.Turn thegear counter-clockwise(towardfront)to

raisetheleft side ofthe deck.See Figure15.

6. Thedeckis properlyleveledwhenbothblade tipmeasurements,

asdescribedearlier,areequal.

7. Retightenthehexcap screwin the leftdeck adjustmentbracket

whenproperadjustmentisachieved.

Front To Rear Deck Leveling

Thefrontof the cuttingdeckis supportedbyanadjustablefrontdeck

hangerrod.This rodcanbe adjustedto setthe frontto rear pitchof

thedeck.The frontof the deckshouldbe approximately1/4-inchlower

thantherear of thedeck.

Adjustifnecessaryasfollows:

NOTE:Thedeckshould first beleveledsideto side.Checktheside to

sidelevelof the deckand adjust if necessary.

1. Withthetractor parkedona firm, levelsurface,movethe deckto

themidheight position(thirdor fourthnotch)using thedeck lift

lever.CarefullyrotatetheRHblade(nearestthe dischargechute)

sothat it is parallelwiththe tractor frame.

2. Measurethedistancefromthe frontof thebladetip to theground

andthe rearof the bladetipto the ground.Thefront measure-

menttakenshouldbe approximately1/4"less thanthe rear

measurement.Determinewhetherthefrontof thedeck hasto be

raisedorlowered.

3. Workingatthefront of thetractor,loosenthe twohex lock nutsat

thefrontof the deckhangerrod. Threadthelock nutsawayfrom

thehexnuts behindthem.Referto Figure16.

)eck ofDeck

Figure16

4. Usea open endwrenchto turnthe innerhex nutsto adjustthe

frontof thedeck. Turnthe hexnutsclockwiseto raisethe front

ofthe deck,or counterclockwiseto lowerthefrontof the deck.

Adjustthe hexnutsevenlyso thatthe deckhangerrod is at the

frontof bothslots inthe hangerbracketon thefrontof the deck.

SeeFigure 16.

5. Refightenthetwohex locknutswhenproperlyadjusted.

Deck Gauge Wheel

NOTE:Thedeck gaugewheelsarean anti-scalpfeatureofthe deck

andare notdesignedto supporttheweightof the cuttingdeck.

Thedeck gaugewheelsshouldneithercontacttheground,nor be high

offthe ground,whenthe deck is movedto thedesired heightsetting.If

youchangeyourcuttingheight duringthemowingseason,the gauge

wheelsshouldbecheckedand adjustedasnecessary.

Adjustthegauge wheelsasfollows:

1. Placethetractoron a fiatsurface andmovethe deckto the

desiredmowingheightusingthedeck lift lever.

2. Checkgaugewheelsdistancefromthe flat surfacebelow.If the

gaugewheelscontacttheground,they mustbe raised.If the

gaugewheelsarehigherthan 1/2"above theground,they should

belowered.

3. Removethehexflangelocknut and shoulderboltsecuringoneof

thefront gaugewheelstothe front indexbracket.Repositionthe

gaugewheelto alignwiththe oneof fiveindexholes thatplaces

thewheel 1/4"to 1/2"abovethe ground.Securethegaugewheel

tothe indexbracketwiththe shoulderbolt andflangelock nut.

Notetheindexhole usedand securetheother gauge

wheelin thesameposition.See Figure17.