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Figure 70
8. Install the washer and hairpin cotter ( Figure 70 ).
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the other side of
the machine.
10. Check the side-to-side level again; repeat this
procedure until the measurements are correct.
1 1. Continue leveling the mower deck by checking
the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Checking
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope ( page 44 ) .
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
1. Rotate the adjustment nut in the front of the
mower ( Figure 71 ).
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Figure 71
1. Adjusting rod 3. Adjustment nut
2. Adjusting block
2. T o raise the front of the mower deck, tighten the
adjustment nut.
3. T o lower the front of the mower deck, loosen the
adjustment nut.
4. After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope
again, continue adjusting the nut until the front
blade tip is 1.6 to 7.9 mm (1/16 to 5/16 inch)
lower than the rear blade tip; refer to Checking
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope ( page 44 ) .
5. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct,
check the side-to-side level of the mower deck
again; refer to Checking the Side-to-Side Level
( page 44 ) .
Removing the Mower Deck
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PT O), and move the
motion-control levers outward to the P ARK
position.
2. Shut of f the engine, remove the key , and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest
position.
4. Loosen the bottom 2 bolts holding the
mower-deck curtain to the mower deck. Refer to
Releasing the Mower-Deck Curtain ( page 29 ) .
5. Remove the hairpin cotter from the front support
rod, and remove the rod from the deck bracket
( Figure 72 ).
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Figure 72
1. Front support rod 2. Deck bracket
6. Carefully lower the front of the mower deck to
the ground.
7. On 1 side of the machine, remove the washer
and hairpin cotter from the deck pin ( Figure 73 ).
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