clearance to ground. Do Not adjust rollers to support the deck. Be sure roller bolts and nuts are installed with the spring disc washer between head of bolt and mounting bracket. Torque to
roller may result.
c)When operating in extremely rough conditions it may be necessary to position the
NOTE: When
5.2.2Blade engagement Linkage: Located between the blade engagement lever on the left handle and the left rear corner of the engine deck.
a)Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).
b)With blade drive engaged, adjust the linkage length by loosening the locknut on the turnbuckle and adjusting the turnbuckle so that the bolt on the bellcrank and the indicator arm align with each other within 1/16”. See Figure 15. Tighten locknut against turnbuckle.
FIG. 15
BLADE ENGAGEMENT LINKAGE
5.2.3Blade Safety Switch:
a)Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).
b)With blades disengaged and the bellcrank touching the rear of the slot in the engine deck, adjust the blade safety switch (if needed) until the bellcrank arm is 5/16” from the switch body.
c)Be sure the bellcrank DOES NOT touch the switch body or damage to the switch could occur.
d)Retighten blade switch mounting hardware.
5.2.4Engine to Cutter Deck Belt: No adjustment necessary.
5.2.5Transmission Belt Adjustment:
a)Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).
b)To tighten transmission belt, loosen the 3/8” nyloc nut on transmission belt idler pulley. Slide bolt inward in slot and retighten nyloc nut.
c)When properly adjusted, the belt should have 1/2” of deflection with three pounds of pressure on the belt midway between the transmission and engine pulley.
5.2.6Wheel drive belts and scrapers:
a)If wheel traction appears to be slipping, drive lever rods may be touching bottom of neutral lock/park brake latch slot. To adjust, refer to directions in Section 3.11
NOTE: Wheel drive springs have three tension settings. Refer to Section 5.2.11.
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