Land Pride 357-187M Seat Adjustment, Upper Control Lever Adjustments, Hydro-Drive Belt Adjustment

Table of Contents

Section 3: Adjustments

Land Pride

Seat Adjustment

Refer to Figure 1-1 on page 8:

IMPORTANT: The arm rests on the Deluxe Seat must be pivoted up before hinging the seat platform forward. Leaving the arm rests down while hinging the seat platform forward can cut the arm rest covers and void their warranty.

The seat platform is slotted so the seat can be adjusted to the operator. Loosen the seat mounting hardware located under the seat and adjust the seat forward or rearwards to a length that is comfortable for the operator to raise and lower the mower deck with his right foot. Tighten the seat mounting hardware once the seat is adjusted.

Upper Control Lever Adjustments

The control levers may be adjusted while in the neutral position for height, reach and forward travel to fit the operator’s steering comfort zone.

Make the following adjustments if you prefer to have the levers equally aligned while in forward travel position instead of while in neutral position:

1.While driving forward, make the necessary steering correction required to make the unit go straight and take careful notice of how the upper control levers are positioned. (The distance one lever is ahead of the other to make the mower travel straight.)

2.Stop the mower on a level surface, place the control levers in neutral, shut the power off and remove the switch key.

3.Either adjust the upper trailing lever forward by the distance it was trailing or adjust the upper leading lever back by the distance it was leading. Tighten the locknuts to correct torque.

Example:

If the right control lever is one inch ahead of the left control lever, stop the unit and either adjust the right upper control lever back one inch or adjust the left upper control lever forward one inch.

Height Adjustment

Refer to Figure 3-5:

1.Adjust control levers vertically by removing the bolts, flat washers, and locknuts that attach the upper control levers to the lower control levers.

2.Reposition upper control levers to a height that fits the operator’s personal preference.

3.Reassemble bolts, flat washers, and locknuts in the same order they were removed without tightening them.

Reach Adjustment

Refer to Figure 3-5:

1.Pivot the upper control levers forward or backward to fit the operator’s personal reach preference. If reach comfort zone can not be achieved, then try exchanging sides the levers are located:

a.Remove bolts, flat washers, and locknuts that attach the upper control levers to the lower control levers.

b.Switch right control lever with left control lever and reassemble bolts, flat washers, and locknuts in the same order they were removed without tightening them.

c.Pivot the upper control levers forward or backward to fit operator’s personal reach preference.

2.Verify that the control levers align with each other when in the neutral position and tighten the locknuts to the correct torque.

Forward Travel Adjustment

Refer to Figure 3-5:

"Reach Adjustment" instructions are for adjusting the control levers to be equally aligned while in neutral. However, with this adjustment, the mower may want to steer slightly to the right or left when pushing the levers equally forward.

Upper Control Lever

Bolts with Flat

Washers, and

Locknuts

Lower Control Lever

24911

Control Lever Adjustment

Figure 3-5

Hydro-Drive Belt Adjustment

Refer to Figure 5-12 & Figure 5-13 on page 38:

Tension hydro-drive belt at the two tension idlers (#4).

4.Loosen idler bolts (#5) and slide idler pulleys (#4) forward until belt (#1) has 30-50 lbs of tension.

5.With drive belt properly tensioned, tighten idler bolts (#5) to the correct torque.

NOTE: Belt tension gauges are available at most auto parts stores.

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