Deck Gauge Wheel Adjustment

NOTE: The deck gauge wheels are an anti-scalp feature of the deck and are not designed to support the weight of the cutting deck.

The deck gauge wheels should neither contact the ground, nor be high off the ground, when the deck is moved to the desired height setting. If you change your cutting height during the mowing season, the gauge wheels should be checked and adjusted as necessary. Adjust the gauge wheels as follows:

1.Place the tractor on a flat surface and move the deck to the desired mowing height using the deck lift lever.

2.Check gauge wheels distance from the flat surface below. If the gauge wheels contact the ground, they must be raised. If the gauge wheels are higher than 1⁄2” above the ground, they should be lowered.

3.Remove the hex flange lock nut and shoulder bolt securing one of the front ball wheels to the front index bracket. Reposition the ball wheel to align with the one of five index holes that places the wheel 1⁄4” to 1⁄2” above the ground. Secure the ball wheel to the index bracket with the shoulder bolt and flange lock nut. Note the index hole used and secure the other ball wheel in the same position. See

Fig. 6-7.

Front Gauge

Lock

Wheel

Nut

 

 

Gauge Wheel

Shoulder

Bracket

Screw

Index Holes

Figure 6-7

 

Section 6 — Maintenance & Adjustments

 

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