
Initial Setup
XR700 11/17/21
2-4
Initial Setup
Height of Cut
2
tire. Additional or replacement spacers may be obtained
from your Lastec dealer.
2.7
Height of Cut
DANGER!
Stop the tractor and disengage the
PTO before attempting to set or adjust the mower
deck height!
Never adjust the mower deck height with the trac-
tor running or the PTO engaged.
The Articulator can be set to various heights ranging from
1" to 4 3/4".
Change the mower deck height at all the wheel locations by
moving the wheel spacers from above to below each wheel
yoke collar on each wheel yoke shaft.
When there are no wheel spacers located below the collar,
the deck is set at 1". Placing any combination of wheel
spacers below the wheel shaft collar will raise the deck by
the corresponding thickness of the spacer(s) used.
Example: (1) 1” spacer and (2) 1/4” spacers placed
below the wheel yoke collars will set the mower
deck to 2 1/2”.
Change the mower deck height on the center rear decks
(decks 4 & 5) by moving the spacers on the deck height
chains from below to above the retaining plate.
There are 3 knurled spacers, each indicating 1” increments,
and 12 plain spacers, each indicating 1/4” increments.
When there are no spacers above the plate, the deck is set
at 1”. Placing any combination of wheel spacers above the
plate will raise the deck by the corresponding thickness of
the spacer used.
Calibrate the height of cut using the adjustment chains.
1.
Set the spacers to the desired deck height.
2.
Measure from the bottom of the pan to the floor to ver-
ify the setting.
3.
Adjust the turnbuckle in or out to calibrate the mea-
surement with the spacer setting.
If optional anti-scalp wheels are present, use the height
adjustment holes in the anti-scalp brackets to adjust all the
anti-scalp wheels to one of the two available height adjust-
ments as shown below.
2.8 Drive Belts
WARNING!
Do not inspect, adjust, or change the
deck drive belts while the tractor is running.
Clean the entire deck (including under the belt cov-
ers) of all grease, oil, fuel, grass, or debris to pre-
vent fire or projectile hazards.
CAUTION!
When cutting with new belts, do not
over-power the Articulator within the first few hours
of operation.
Listen for excessive belt slippage.
Check belt tension after 2 hours of operation.
Check all belt tension adjustment hardware after
the first 8 hours of operation.
The drive belt tensioner system automatically tensions the
dual drive belts. No adjustments are necessary. See Fig. 8-
1.
TDXR550-11
Spacers
FIG. 2-5
FIG. 2-6
Spacers
Turnbuckle
721_067-6
FIG. 2-7