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5.1.20 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 guar d.
5.1.21 Dielectric grease is used on all blade t ype 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 adjustment.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ When the two f r ont support rod hairpins are rem oved
fr om t he m ower deck , the weight of the tractor section
may cause the fr ont frame to rise suddenly
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ If t he unit r ises suddenly, inj ur y 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 sket ch below f or the desired cutting
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 sam e holes with the 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 5.1.10.
3. The length of the r ear deck support link assem blies should average 6.89”
(approximately 6 7/8”) ( 17.5 cm) fr om the center of t he balljoint to the
center of the furt hest 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