Section 2: Adjustments
AFM4211 All-Flex Grooming Mower 315-507M
3/8/23
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Center & Wing Deck Cutting Heights
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always disconnect driveline from the tractor before servicing
the drivetrain and components powered by the drivetrain. A
person can become entangled in the drivetrain if the tractor is
started and the power take-off is engaged.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always place tractor in park or set park brake, disengage
power take-off, shut tractor engine off, remove ignition key,
and wait for all moving parts to stop before dismounting
•
Block decks up before making cutting height adjustments.
These adjustments should be made with mower
hooked to the tractor that will be used for field operations
or one having the same drawbar height.
When going over a raised area, make
sure main driveline does not make contact with
mower tongue, especially near hitch end of tongue.
IMPORTANT:
Before continuing, read instructions
on raising and lowering decks starting with
Refer to Figure 2-2:
1. Position mower on a level surface and adjust hitch
clevis up or down on end of tongue until tongue is
close to level with the ground. Tire pressure will affect
mowing height. Make sure all tires have proper
pressure. See
2. Lower mower decks fully down on a flat level surface.
3. Make measurement (A) (top of deck to ground) on all
three decks. Check measurements in Cutting Height
Chart to determine if the decks need to be raised or
lowered to obtain the preferred cutting height (B).
4. Raise all three mower decks up to an adequate
height and block under the decks to prevent them
from falling during gauge wheel height adjustments.
Refer to Figure 2-3 on page 25:
5. Add or remove spacers below the spindle tubes
equal to the number of inches the gauge wheel
needs to be adjusted. Adding spacers will raise the
cutting height and removing spacers will lower the
cutting height. When finished, all ten gauge wheels
will usually have an equal number of spacers below
the spindle tubes. See note below.
NOTE:
Due to manufacturing tolerances and tire
size differences, it may be necessary to readjust
some spacers. Because of this, you may not end up
with equal number of spacers on all gauge wheels.
Cutting Height Profile
Figure 2-2
Cutting Height Chart
A
inches (cm)
B
inches (cm)
A
inches (cm)
B
inches (cm)
4 7/8 (12.4)
1 (2.5)
7 3/8 (18.7)
3 1/2 (8.9)
5 3/8 (13.7)
1 1/2 (3.8)
8 3/8 (21.3)
4 1/2 (11.4)
6 3/8 (16.2)
2 1/2 (6.4)
9 3/8 (23.8)
5 1/2 (14)
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Top of Deck
Deck Rear
Deck Front
Front Blade Tip
Rear Blade Tip
Dim. A
Dim. B
1/4"
(6 mm)