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Maintenance Instructions
REPLACING/REPAIRING/ ADJUSTMENTS
Reinstall the blades following procedure in CHECK- ING/SERVICING for Sharpen Mower Blades in- structions. If blades are replaced, always use Walk- er original equipment blades to ensure safety and optimum performance. The quality and performance of replacement blades offered by other manufac- turers cannot be guaranteed, they could be dan- gerous.
CAUTION
ALWAYS use genuine factory replace- ment parts. Substitute parts CAN result in product malfunction and possible in- jury to the operator.
ADJUSTMENTS
Steering Handles
An adjustment range of approximately 3 in. (76.2 mm) is available on the steering handles - the handles can be adjusted forward or aft depending on the arm length of the operator. The handles can be adjusted by loosening the locknut at the pivot point and the locknut holding the handle in position in the adjustment slide. Adjust handles into the most comfortable position and tighten both locknuts.
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Locknut
(Pivot Point)
Steering Handle Adjustment
Tilt-Up Deck Adjustable Stop
When the carrier frame hinge joint is properly ad- justed, the deck lock levers should move in and out of the engaged and disengaged positions freely. All four (4) hitch pins used for height adjustment should sit flush on the washers above the deck pin bushing. On a level surface, if any pin is sticking up (likely the front pins), tighten the opposite side or loosen the same side to lower the pin. Adjustments are made by loosening the jam nut and tightening or loosening the set screws on the Deck Mount Pivot Brackets. Retighten the jam nut when the adjustment is com- plete.
Jam Nut
Set Screw
GHS Signal Horn Adjustment (When Horn Sounds at Wrong Time)
The vertical position of the
1.Position the discharge chute so that it is point- ing straight back.
a.Turn the ignition switch ON and move the blade clutch to the ENGAGED position (engine not running).
b.Open the catcher back door and monitor the spout position (as it oscillates) and move the blade clutch to the DISENGAGED position and turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
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