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9.
Look under tractor and take down blade control
(PTO) cable nested inside frame rail.
10. Remove first jam nut and thread second jam nut
onto the blade control (PTO) cable all the way.
Rout cable through slot in deck bracket and
thread second jam nut onto cable (Fig. 44).
11. Hook end of blade control (PTO) cable onto
idler spring (Fig. 44).
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4
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Figure 44
1.
Blade control cable
2.
Mounting bracket slot
3.
Cable ring end
4.
Idler spring
5.
Jam nut
12. Engage blade control (PTO) lever on dash.
Measure distance between hook ends of idler
spring (Fig. 45). Adjust jam nuts so 6”
(150 mm) dimension is obtained (Fig. 45).
13. Tighten jam nuts securely and disengage blade
control (PTO).
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Figure 45
1.
Blade control cable
2.
Idler spring
3.
Jam nut
4.
6” (150 mm) Engaged
14. Move the height-of-cut lever (deck lift) into the
“D” notch to make it easier to install the
height-of-cut lift assist spring.
15. Hook the height-of-cut lift assist spring onto the
retaining bolt (Fig. 46), using the spring tool
provided with the machine.
Figure 46
1.
Spring
2.
Bolt
3.
Spring tool
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16. Check side-to-side blade level; refer to
Side-to-Side Mower Leveling, page 40.
