3 ADJUSTMENTS
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3.17 REMOVING THE CUTTING UNIT _____________________________________________
1. To prevent contamination of the hydraulic system, as
well as loss of oil, do not disconnect the hoses from
the motor.
2. Raise and lo ck th e l ift a rms in tr ansport mode
(
Section 3.4
) and di sconnect the down pr essure
springs.
3. Remove transport pin then lower the lift arms to the
ground.
4. Remove hardware se curing moto r to dr ive housing
and carefully pull the motor away.
5. Place mo tor in a clean plastic b ag an d co ver th e
opening in the gear box.
6. Remove pin and collar fr om c enter ( rear) li ft ar m
and pul l the center cu tting uni t away fr om th e
mower.
7. Remove the hardware securing the front lift arms to
the c utting units, an d s lide th e m owers ou t o f th e
way.
3.18 CUTTING HEIGHT - FIXED MODE ____________________________________________
Follow the procedures outlined in Section 3.16.
1. Reposition the rear roller adjuster.
a. For c utting heights from 3/8 to 1- 3/4 i n. (9 t o
44 mm), use holes (
M
) on the mower frame, and
two holes (shown in black) of the height adjuster
(
F
) as shown.
b. For c utting heights g reater than 1- 3/4 i nches
(44 mm), disassemble adjuster (
F
) and turn the
mounting br acket up side do wn; the n us e hol es
(
N
) of t he frame, and th e two ho les ( shown i n
black) of the adjuster (
F
).
2. Remove the tether, and lower the cutting units to the
ground.
3. Place s pacers o f the de sired he ight (
J
) under each
end of the r eel, adj acent to the fr ont ed ge of th e
bedknife.
4. Loosen nut (
G
) and lower rear roller to the ground.
Tighten n ut (
E
) ag ainst the ad juster th en r echeck
the s etting on bo th side of th e r eel. Readjust i f
necessary.
5. Assemble th e fr ont r oller adj uster (
B
) ( If a r oller is
required) to hol es nu mber 2 an d 4 only o f th e
mower fr ame. Do no t us e holes nu mber 1 an d 3 .
Set roller to 1/4 in. (6 mm) above rear roller.
Figure 3Q
Figure 3R
CAUTION
Disconnect lift springs before removing mowers.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
N
M
N
M
U
T
S
R
B
E
F
G
G
J
F
E
A
B
