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ADJUSTMENT
B
LEVEL MOWER DECK (Side-to-Side)
To avoid personal injury:
A
Park the machine on a firm and level surface.
A
Apply the parking brake.
A
Disengage PTO (OFF).
A
Stop the engine and remove the key while
checking or adjusting the level of the mower
deck.
A
Check the machine tire pressure.
Inflate tires to the correct pressure.
(See "TIRES AND WHEELS" section.)
C
Checking level (Side-to-Side)
A
Mower deck anti-scalp rollers should not contact the
ground.
1. Raise the mower deck to the transport position. (Also
the top end).
2. Turn the cutting height set dial to the 3 in. (76 mm)
cutting height position.
3. Lower the mower deck.
4. Position the right mower blade in the Side-to-Side
position.
5. Measure from outside blade tip to the level surface
with a short ruler or leveling gauge.
Reference
A
There is a difference of the blade height between on
the flat surface and ground.
6. Check that the left side blade is same height.
The difference between both measurements should
be less than 3 mm.
7. If the Side-to-Side adjustment is not within the given
tolerance, adjustment is necessary.
C
Adjusting level (Side-to-Side)
1. Raise up the mower deck to the transport position.
(Also the top end).
2. Turn the cutting height set dial to the 3 in. (76 mm)
cutting height position.
3. Place 51 mm height wood blocks under each side of
the mower deck.
Anti-scalp rollers must not rest on the wood block.
4. Lower the mower deck.
5. Position mower blade in the Side-to-Side position.
6. Loosen the jam nuts of the right side of the machine.
7. Adjust the cutting height fine tuning bolts to set 76
mm blade height.
Front and rear side bolts must be adjusted.
8. Jam the nuts.
9. Adjust the left side equally.
10. Check the side-to-side level and if it is not level,
adjustment is necessary.
Height of the blade
at the flat surface
76 mm
Side-to-Side adjustment
Less than 3 mm
(S) Side
(1) Cutting height fine tuning bolt
(2) Jam nut
