Maintenance

Adjustments

Note:DisengagePTO,shutoffengine,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,engageparkingbrake,and
removekeybeforeservicing,cleaning,ormakingany
adjustmentstotheunit.

DeckLeveling

1.Positionmoweronaatsurface.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
3.Checktirepressureindrivetires.Properination
pressurefortiresis13psi(90kPa).Adjustif
necessary.Semi-pneumaticcastertiresDoNot
needtobeinated.
4.Setanti-scalprollerstotopholes(ifinstalled)or
removethemcompletelyforthisadjustment.
5.Lowerthedecktothe11/2inch(3.8cm)height
position.Placetwo11/8inch(2.9cm)thick
blocksundertherearedgeofthecuttingdeck
skirt;oneoneachsideofthecuttingdeck.
6.Placea1inch(2.5cm)blockunderthecenter
frontedge,butnotundertheanti-scalproller
brackets.
7.Loosenthefourbottomchainboltsinslotsuntil
thedeckissupportedbytheblocks.Takethe
slackoutofthechainsandretightenthehardware.
8.Recheckthatblockstjustsnuglyunderthe
deckskirtandthatthetensiononallthechains
isapproximatelyequal.Makesureallchain
attachmentboltsaretight.
9.Repositionanti-scalprollers(ifinstalled)and
tightensecurely.
Note:Whenaboveadjustmentshavebeenmade,
thefrontofthedeckwillbeslightlylowerthanthe
rearofthedeck.

PumpDriveBeltTension

Self-tensioning-Noadjustmentnecessary.

DeckDriveBeltTension

Self-tensioning–Noadjustmentnecessary.

ElectricClutchAdjustment

Noadjustmentnecessary.

MotionControlLinkage

Adjustment

Note:Therearetwoleverheightoptionsavailable.
Placetheleversinthetoptwoholestoincrease
heightofthelevers,orinthebottomtwoholesto
decreasetheheightofthelevers.
1.Aligntheleversfront/rearposition.Withthe
leversintheneutralposition,loosenthehardware
andadjusttheleversslidingand/ortiltingthe
lever(s)forwardorbackwarduntilproperly
alignedandtightenhardware(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Motioncontrollevers3.3/8-16x1inchscrew
2.Springdiscwasher
2.Iftheendsofthelevershitagainsteachother,
whileinthedriveposition(leversrotatedinas
faraspossible),makeadjustmentsbymovingthe
leversoutwardstotheneutrallockpositionand
carefullybendingthemoutward.Movethemback
tothedrivepositionandcheckforclearance.
Repeatifnecessary.
3.Ifthemachineturnsrightorleftwhenhandlesare
pushedforwardtogether,adjustthestoponthe
sideoppositethedirectionofturn(seeFigure15).
Movethestopbackuntiltheunitdrivesstraight.
Readjusthandlesifnecessary.
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