SECTION 7: MAINTAINING MOWER DECK

Checking The Level Of The Mower Deck

Side to Side

•Position the Z-Series on a hard and level surface and place the PTO switch in the OFF position.

•Engage the parking brake and turn the ignition switch to the OFF position and remove key.

•Remove spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).

•Raise the lift handle to the highest setting (7).

•Position the mower blades so they run perpendicular to the Z-Series. See Figure 18.

Measurement

Blade

Figure 18

•Measure the distance from the outside of the left blade tip to the ground and the distance from the outside of the right blade tip to the ground. Both measurements taken should be within 1/16”. If they are not, proceed to the next step.

•Remove the shoulder screw that holds the lift link to the hanger bracket on the side to be adjusted.

See Figure 19.

•Turn the adjustable link the appropriate distance up or down. Every 1/2 turn equals 1/32”.

Adjustable

Link

Lift Link

Shoulder

Screw

Support

Pin

Hanger

Bracket

Figure 19

Front To Rear

•Position the Z-Series on a hard level surface and place the PTO switch in the OFF position.

•Engage the parking brake and turn the ignition switch to the OFF position and remove the key.

•Remove spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).

•Raise the lift handle to the highest setting (7).

•Position the mower blades so the ends of each blade point to the front and to the rear of the Z- Series. See Figure 20.

Rear

Front

Edge

Edge

Figure 20

•Measure the distance from the front of the blade tip to the ground and the rear of the blade tip to the ground. The front edge of each blade should be lower than its back edge by 1/8” to 1/4”. Determine the appropriate distance necessary for proper adjustment and proceed, if necessary, to the next step.

•Lower the deck to the lowest position.

•Loosen the rear jam nuts on the front lift rods and turn the front lock nuts clockwise to raise the front of the mower deck or counterclockwise to lower the front of the mower deck. See Figure 21.

•Raise the deck to the highest position. Recheck the blade measurements and repeat steps, if necessary.

•Tighten the rear jam nuts after adjustments of the front lift rods are completed.

 

Lock Nut

Front Lift

 

Rods

Jam Nut

 

Figure 21

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53AA1A3G401 specifications

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