SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustment to riding mower without first stopping engine and disconnecting spark plug wire.

Brake Adjustment

During normal operation of the rider mower, the brake is subject to wear. Check the brake periodically by carrying out the following test:

•Release the parking brake and place the rider mower in neutral. Depress the brake pedal and try to roll the rider mower. The tractor should not move. If the tractor moves, adjust the brake.

WARNING: Do not adjust the brake while the engine is running. Be sure to block the wheels of the rider mower before making any adjustments on the brake cable.

Adjust if necessary as follows:

•Looking at the transmission from the left side of the tractor, locate the compression spring and brake disc. See Figure 11.

Hex Nut

Cutting Height

The deck cutting height adjustment lever is located on the hood assembly. For a representation of the cutting height positions, refer to Figure 9 .

•Pull the lever out of the slot and slide it upward or downward to the desired cutting height.

•Lower the cutting height to mow close to the ground.

•Raise the deck height to the highest position when you ride on a sidewalk or a road.

•To mow tall or thick grass, move the cutting height adjustment lever to the highest position and cut. Then move the lever to a lower position and cut again.

Seat Position

The seat position on the rider mower can be adjusted to maximize the operator’s convenience.

•Stop the mower completely and engage the parking brake. Turn ignition off.

•Pivot the hood assembly up.

•Loosen the four self-tapping screws on the bottom of the seat.

•Slide the seat forward or backward in the slot, and position it as desired. Retighten the four screws.

Set Gap at .011"

Brake Disc

Compression

 

 

Spring

NOTE: View shown from beneath tractor. Transmission

Figure 11

•Loosen, but do NOT remove, the hex nut found on the right side of the brake assembly. See Figure 12.

•Using a feeler gauge, set the gap between the brake disc and the brake puck at .011".

•Re-tighten the hex nut loosened earlier.

Blade Brake/PTO

The blade engagement pedal should be adjusted so that if you depress it about 3/4” from the front of the slot, it should start engaging the deck belt. The PTO (power take off) switch is located in the blade brake slot on the left side of the upper frame. See Figure 12 . The brake engagement pedal needs to make contact with the PTO switch for the engine to start.

Under normal operation, the blade engagement pedal should not require frequent adjustment. However, perform the following test periodically and make sure that it is in fine working condition.

•Pivot the hood assembly up and check if there is enough slack on the deck engagement cable.

•Depress the blade engagement pedal (about 3/4 inch) and check if the belt is engaging.

•If the cable is tight or too loose or the belt is not engaging, adjust the deck engagement cable.

NOTE: The deck engagement cable will be correctly adjusted when the cable moves approximately 1/2” off center line in both directions.

Adjustment to the blade brake will have to be made at the cable end. See Figure 12.

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Troy-Bilt 13A-344-563 manual Brake Adjustment, Cutting Height, Seat Position, Blade Brake/PTO
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13A-344-563 specifications

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