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Figure 82
Right wing deck shown
1.
Rear hanger-mounting nuts
2.
Rear height-adjustment hardware location
3.
Single-point rear adjustment
4.
Front hanger-mounting nuts
5.
Front height-adjustment hardware location
•
If the deck is too low, tighten the front
height-adjustment bolt (
) by rotating
the bottom nut clockwise.
•
If the deck is too high, loosen the front
height-adjustment bolt (
) by rotating
the bottom nut counterclockwise. Fine-tune
the rear adjusters as required.
Adjust the rear wheel height (
) so that
the rear wheel lightly touches the ground with
minimal pressure.
4.
Measure the back of the wing blades. If either
has less than 1.5 mm (1/16 inch) rake, raise the
rear of the deck by tightening the left and right
rear adjustments (
) until all 4 blades
have a minimum of 1.5 mm (1/16 inch) rake.
Adjust the rear wing wheels so that they lightly
touch the ground with minimal pressure. Tighten
all 4 rear hanger-mount locations (
5.
Tighten the front and rear height-of-cut hanger
jam nuts.
Checking the Wing Deck
Bushings
Service Interval:
Every 400 hours
1.
Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
EUTRAL
-
LOCK
position, and engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Raise the center deck and fold the wings by
pressing down the deck-lift switch.
Hold the switch down until both wing decks are
completely folded.
4.
Push on the front corners of the deck near the
lower bushings.
If the there is more than 3 mm (1/8 inch) of
movement, you need to replace the bushings.
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