Cub Cadet 3184 manual B. Front to Back Leveling Adjustment, Nuts, Lock Washer

7.Turn the hex lock nut upward (tighten) on the threads of the lift rod to raise the left side of the mower deck. Turn the lock nut down (loosen) on the threads to lower the left side of the mower deck.

LH Lift Link

LH Lift Rod

Hex Lock Nut

Figure 29

8.Recheck the measurements de- scribed in step 5. If the blade mea- surements are not within 1/16 inch, repeat steps 5 and 7 until the correct measurement is obtained.

Outer Blades

Positioned Front to Rear

Figure 30

3.Refer to Figure 31. Measure and record the distance from the front cutting edge to the ground (mea- surement A), and from the rear cutting edge to the ground (mea- surement B), for both outer blades. The front edge of each blade (measurement A) should be lower than its back edge (mea- surement B) by approximately1/8 inch.

	Rear	Front
	Cutting	Cutting
	Edge	Edge
B
			A

B.Front to Back Leveling Adjustment

Although the 44” mower deck is designed to run on the front caster wheels, the front lift rod must be correctly adjusted to ensure the deck maintains the proper pitch when mowing uneven terrain.

1.Using the tractor’s lift system, raise the deck to one of the higher cutting positions. Make certain the front caster and rear gauge wheels do not touch the surface below.

2.Position the mower blades so the ends of each blade point to the front and the rear of the tractor (See Figure 30).

Figure 31

4.Adjust the front lift rod as follows to attain the proper pitch of the mower deck (See Figure 32).

Front
Lift
Rod	Hex
Hex
	Lock
Jam
Nut	Nuts
Lock Washer

Front Lift

Bracket

Figure 32

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