Shipping Brace Removal
WARNING: Make sure the engine is off, set the parking brake and remove the ignition key before removing the shipping brace.
•Locate the shipping brace, if present, and warning tag found on the right side of the cutting deck.
•While holding the discharge chute with your left hand, remove the shipping brace with your right hand by grasping it between your thumb and index finger and rotating it clockwise.
WARNING: The shipping brace, used for packaging purposes only, must be removed and discarded before operating your tractor.
WARNING: The mowing deck is capable of throwing objects. Failure to operate the tractor without the discharge cover in the proper operating position could result in serious personal injury and/or property damage.
Tire Pressure
WARNING: Maximum tire pressure under any circumstances is 30 psi. Equal tire pressure should be maintained at all times.
The tires on your unit may be
Setting the Gauge Wheels and Roller
Gauge Wheels
Select the height position of the cutting deck by placing the deck lift lever in any of the six different cutting height notches on the right fender.
Adjust the deck wheels so that they are between
Place the tractor on a firm and level surface, preferably pavement, refer to d., and proceed as follows:
•Place the tractor’s deck lift handle in the normally desired mowing height setting, then check the gauge wheels for contact or excessive clearance with the surface below.
•If the wheels contact the surface adjust as follows:
a.Raise the deck lift handle to its highest setting.
Lock Nut |
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Shoulder Screw |
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Cotter Pin | Clevis Pin |
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Figure 3
b.Remove the lock nuts and shoulder screws which secure the front gauge wheels to the deck.
c.Place the deck lift handle in the desired mowing height setting.
d.Insert the shoulder screw with the gauge wheel into the index hole that leaves approximately 1/2" between the bottom of the wheel and the pavement.
e.Note the position of the index hole used; then install the other gauge wheel into the corresponding index hole of the other gauge wheel brackets.
•If the gauge wheels have excessive clearance with the surface below, lower the wheels to the index hole that provides the approximate 1/2" clearance as described above.
Roller (Model GT2300)
To adjust the height of the rollers found on the rear of the mowing deck upward or downward, proceed as follows:
•Place the deck lift lever in the lowest position.
•Remove the clevis pins and hairpin clips from the deck roller brackets on the left and right sides of the cutting deck. See Figure 3.
•Position the deck roller brackets up or down through the slots on the rear of the deck until desired position is reached, then
IMPORTANT: Be certain that the left roller bracket and the right roller bracket are set in the same position.
Refer to Leveling the Deck on page 19 of this manual for more detailed instructions regarding various deck adjustments.
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