Cub Cadet 3184 manual Mower Deck, Deck Leveling Adjustments, A. Side To Side Leveling Adjustment

SECTION 11: MOWER DECK

Deck Leveling Adjustments

The 44" mower deck is equipped with ground following front caster wheels and is designed to be operated with caster wheels on the ground. However, to ensure an even cut on all types of terrain, the mower deck should be properly leveled. The side to side leveling procedure will result in the left and right blades having corresponding cutting-edge-to ground measurements within 1/16 inch of each other. Also, the cutting blades will have a downward tilt toward the front of the tractor of approximately 1/8 inch. To level the mower deck, proceed as follows:

WARNING: Before making adjustments, place the PTO switch in the “OFF” posi- tion, engage the parking brake lever, and turn the ignition key to “OFF” posi- tion and remove the key. Use care not to cut your- self on the sharp blades.

NOTE: Check for proper tire inflation before checking and/or making a leveling adjustment. The tractor and deck MUST be placed on a hard, level surface when checking.

4.Carefully rotate the outer cutting blades so that they are posi- tioned perpendicular to the tractor frame (See Figure 27).

Outer Blades

Perpendicular to Frame

Figure 27

5.Referring to Figure 28, measure and record the distance from the hard, level surface to the outer- most cutting edge of the right blade. Repeat this step for the left blade. If the two blade heights are not within 1/16 inch, the deck must leveled. Note whether the left blade had the larger or smaller distance between the cut- ting edge and level surface. If the two blade heights are within 1/16 inch, proceed to B. Front To Back Leveling Adjustment.

Blade

A.Side To Side Leveling Adjustment

1.Position the tractor on a hard, level surface.

2.Use the tractor hydraulic lift sys- tem to raise the deck to its highest position. Stop engine.

3.To prevent contact with the sur- face below, adjust the front caster and rear gauge wheels to their highest setting (lowest deck set- ting). If necessary, refer to C. Setting The Cutting Height.

		Measure
Finger	Hard Level	This
		Distance
Guard	Surface

Figure 28

6.Side to side leveling is attained by adjusting the hex lock nut on the bottom of the LH lift rod, below the LH lift link (See Figure 29).

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