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WHAT CAN HAPPEN
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Contact with moving parts or hot surface may cause personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
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Keep fingers, hands, and clothing clear of rotating components and surfaces.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
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Raise the mower deck for service or maintenance relying solely on mechanical or
hydraulic jacks could be dangerous.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
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The mechanical or hydraulic jacks may not be enough support or may malfunction
allowing the unit to fall, which could cause injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
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Do not rely solely on mechanical or hydraulic jacks for support. Use adequate jack
stands or equivalent support.
a) This adjustment must be made with the drive wheels turning. First raise the frame and block up
so that drive wheels can rotate freely.
b) Remove the electrical connection from the seat safety switch, located directly to the left of the
seat switch assembly beside the hydraulic oil reservoir.
Temporarily
install a jumper wire
across the terminal in connector of the wiring harness.
c) Run the unit at least 5 minutes with the drive levers at full forward speed to bring hydraulic
system oil up to operating temperature.
d) Unhook seat latch and tilt seat forward.
e) Start engine.
Brake must be engaged and motion control levers out to start engine .operator
does not have to be in the seat because of the jumper wire being used
. Run engine at full
throttle and release brake.
f) The reverse indicator spring must be correct before the following adjustments can be made.
NOTE: The motion control lever needs to be in neutral while making any necessary
adjustments.
The left rod assembly controls the left wheel and the right rod assembly controls the right
wheel.
g)
Bring the RH motion control lever into the neutral position. Adjust RH pump control rod length by rotating
the double nuts on the rod on the appropriate direction until the wheels slightly creep in reverse. Move the
motion control lever to the reverse position and while applying slight pressure to the lever. The wheel must
stop turning or slightly creep in reverse. When adjustment is complete, tighten lock nuts onto ball joints.