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5.1.21 Mobil HTS grease (or food-gr ade ant isieze) is used in t he following locations:
a) Between the cutter housing spindle and bearings.
b) Between the cutter housing spindle and sheave.
c) Under top cutt er housing bearing guard.
5.1.22 Dielectric grease is used on all blade type electr ical connect ions t o pr event
corrosion and loss of contact.
5.2 ADJUSTMENTS
5.2.1 Cutting height and anti-scalp roller adj ustment.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ When the two f r ont support rod hairpins are r em oved
fr om t he m ower deck , the weight of t he t r actor section
may cause the fr ont frame to r ise suddenly
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ If t he unit rises suddenly, injury may occur.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ Securely hold down the front of the unit when the f r ont
support rod hair pins ar e r em oved.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts t o stop, and remove key or spark plug
wire(s).
b) Install hairpin clips in t he holes shown on sketch below for the desired cutt ing
height ( See Figure 13).
IMPORTANT: To maintain correct cutt i ng height and rake, check the
following for proper adjustment .
1. The front and rear hair pins ar e in t he same holes with t he pr oper spacer s
under the hair pins ( See Figure 12).
2. The t ire pr essur es ar e set as directed in Section 5.1.11.
3. The length of the r ear deck support link assem blies should average 6.89”
(approximately 6 7/8”) (17.5 cm) f r om the center of the balljoint to the
center of the furthest hole (See Figure 12).
NOTE: All ( 4) pins must equally support the weight of the deck. Adjustment
in the lengt h of the rear deck support assemblies may be necessary. If one
side of t he frame is longer than 6.89” (17.5 cm) , than the opposite side must
be shorter by the same am ount .
FIGURE 12
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT