LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethatthemowerdeckislevel
wheneveryouinstallthemowerorwhenyouseean
unevencutonyourlawn.
Checkthemowerdeckforbentbladespriorto
leveling;removeandreplaceanybentblades;refer
totheServicingtheCuttingBlades(page45)before
continuing.
Levelthemowerdeckside-to-siderst,thenadjust
thefronttorearslope.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Alltiresmustbeproperlyinated;refertoChecking
theTirePressure(page42).
LevelingfromSidetoSide
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothemiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sothattheyareall
sidetoside(Figure64andFigure65).
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Figure64
MowerDeckswith1Blade
1.Bladesidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaoftheblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
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Figure65
MowerDeckswith2Blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaoftheblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure64andFigure65).
Note:Ifbothmeasurementsarenotwithin
5mm(3/16inch),anadjustmentisrequired;
continuewiththisprocedure.
6.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.
7.Loosenthesidelockingnut.
8.Raiseorlowertheleftsideofthemowerdeck
byrotatingtherearlockingnut(Figure66).
Note:Rotatetherearlockingnutclockwiseto
raisethemowerdeck;rotatetherearlocking
nutcounter-clockwisetolowerthemowerdeck
(Figure66).
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