Troubleshooting

DECK LIFT ROD TIMING

ADJUSTMENT

1. Park machine on a flat, level surface. Disengage the PTO, stop the engine and engage the parking brake. Rear tires must be inflated to 15 psi (1,03 bar); front tires to 25 psi (1,72 bar).

2. To check the deck lift rod timing, measure and record the distance between the lift pivots and the rod pivots. Repeat for other side of unit. See Figure 39.

Figure 39. Check Lift Rod Timing

3.If the measurements are equal, skip to Step 5. If the measurements are NOT equal (greater than

1/8” (3,17mm) difference), adjustment is required,

 

5”

 

continue with Step 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,7 cm)

3”

4. Lock the deck lift pedal in the 5” (12,7 cm)

 

 

 

 

 

position. Remove the cutting height adjustment pin

 

(10,2 cm)

and lower the mower deck.

 

 

 

 

 

5. To ensure that the deck is in the lowest position,

 

 

 

push the pedal by hand towards the rear of the

 

 

 

unit and install the height adjustment pin in the 3”

 

 

 

 

Reproduction

 

 

(7.6cm) position to hold in place. See Figure 40.

for

 

 

6. Block up the mower deck until all hanger chains

 

 

 

are slack. See Figure 41.

 

 

 

 

 

7. Refer to Figure 42. To adjust the inner lift rod,

 

Figure 40. Deck L ft Pedal & Pin Position

 

Not

 

 

 

loosen the jam nut on the front ball joint then

 

 

 

 

remove the 1/2” hardware fastening the ball j

int

 

 

 

the the lift pivot arm. Turn the ball joint cl ckwise

 

 

 

to shorten the distance between the r d piv ts

 

 

 

or counterclockwise to lengthen the distance

 

 

 

 

between the rod pivots. Reinstall the ball joint

n

 

 

 

the lift pivot arm and secure with the 1/2” ha dwa e

 

 

previously removed. Tighten the jam nut against

 

 

 

the lift rod.

 

 

 

 

 

8. Remove blocks from under the mow r d ck.

 

 

 

 

9. Remove the the cutting height adjustm nt pin from

 

 

in front of the deck lift pedal arm. Lift mow r d

ck

 

 

 

and reinstall adjustment pin in desired mowing

Figure 41. 2 x 4 Locations

 

 

height.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 42. Adjust Lift Rod Timing

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