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5. Using a suitable lifting device, lift the
front of the machine.
6. Remove lynch pin and spacer bushing.
IMPORTANT:
Do not allow washer (item 4 in
Figure 6) to sit on caster yoke (item 5 in
Figure 6). It must be on top of height-of-cut
spacer bushings (item 3 in Figure 6).
NOTE:
Adjust caster wheel spacers to keep
mower deck tilted slightly down at the front.
7. Adjust caster wheel spacers to set the
front cutting height accordingly.
8. Remove the mower blade from the
spindle and place the appropriate
number of 1/4" spacers between the
spindle and the blade.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT allow the blade to be
less than 1/8 in. (3.2mm) above the lip of the
mower deck.
IMPORTANT:
If two or three spacers are
removed, shorter blade bolts must be used.
The shorter blade bolts for this application are
mounted under the belt cover.
9. Replace mower blade and tighten
mounting bolt to 120 lbf-ft (163 N•m).
10. Remove supports from deck and mower
frame.
NOTE:
Store the unused 1/4" blade spacers
on hex bolts mounted to the deck:
Top Mounting Holes
Bottom Mounting Holes
Figure 5
1. Lynch Pin
2. Spacer
Bushing
3. Spacers
4. Washer
5. Caster Yoke
Figure 6
WARNING:
Sharp edges can cut.
Moving parts can cut off fingers or a
hand. Wrap blade(s), wear sturdy
gloves and use extreme caution
when servicing. On multi-blade
mowers, rotation of one blade will
cause all blades to rotate.
Figure 7
Store unused 1/4" blade
spacers here when not in use.
