Operator's Manual

Figure65
1.Casterwheel4.Sameheightatlocations
AandB
2.Carrierframe5.Casterspacers
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
1.Adjustthetirepressureinthereartirestospecications;
refertoDriveSystemMaintenance(page28).
2.Position1bladefront-to-rear.MeasureatAandB
locationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladetips(Figure66orFigure67).
Note:For36inchmowerdecksuse
Figure67.
3.Themowerbladeshouldbea6mm(1/4inch)lower
infrontatAthanintherearatB.
4.Rotatebladesandrepeatforotherblades.
5.Ifitisnotcorrect,proceedtoChangingtheDeck
Front-to-RearPitch.
Figure66
48inchMowerDeckshown
1.MeasurebladeatpointsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevel
surface
Figure67
36inchMowerDeckshown
ChangingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
Changingthefront-to-rearpitchisdonebyadjustingthe
frontheight-of-cutposts.
1.Tochangethefront-to-rearpitch,thefront
height-of-cutpostscanbeadjusted(
Figure68).
Figure68
1.Castersheel
4.Jamnut
2.Carrierframe
5.Balljoint
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
2.Toraisethefrontofthedeck,loosenthejamnutand
rotatethefrontpinclockwise(Figure68).
3.Tolowerthefrontofthedeck,loosenthejamnutand
rotatethefrontpincounterclockwise(
Figure68).
4.Positionthebladesfront-to-rear.
5.MeasureatCandDlocations(Figure66)fromalevel
surfacetothecuttingedgeoftheblades.
6.Checktheside-to-sidelevelingofthecuttingunit.
7.Tightenthejamnuts(Figure68).
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