Operator's Manual

Figure63
1.CarrierFrame
4.HeightatlocationsAand
B
2.1/4-3/8inch(6-10mm)
pitchover24inch(61cm)
length
5.CasterWheel
3.24inches(61cm)6.Casterspacers
2.MeasurecarrierframeheightatlocationA
(Figure63).
3.MeasurecarrierframeheightatlocationB
(Figure63).
4.TheheightatlocationAmustbea1/4-3/8inch(6
mm-10mm)lowerthanlocationB(Figure63).
5.Ifthecarrierframeisnotcorrect,movecaster
spacerstomakeita1/4-3/8inch(6-10mm)pitch
(
Figure63).Movespacersfromtoporbottomto
makethecorrectpitch.
6.Thetirepressuremayalsobeadjustedslightlyto
makea1/4inch(6mm)pitch.
CheckingtheCarrierFrame
Side-to-SideHeight
Thecarrierframeneedstobeparallelside-to-sidefrom
theground.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Adjustthetirepressureinthe
reartirestospecications;referto
DriveSystemMaintenance(page30).
4.MeasurecarrierframeheightatlocationA
(Figure64).
5.MeasurecarrierframeheightatlocationB
(Figure64).
6.Ifthecarrierframeheightisnotthesamemove
spacersfromtoporbottomofcasterwheel,to
makeitlevel.Thetirepressuremayalsobeadjusted
slightlytomakeitlevel.
Figure64
1.CasterWheel4.Sameheightatlocations
AandB
2.CarrierFrame5.Casterspacers
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
1.Adjustthetirepressureinthe
reartirestospecications;referto
DriveSystemMaintenance(page30).
2.Positiononebladefront-to-rear.MeasureatAand
Blocationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladetips(Figure65orFigure66).For36
inchmowerdecksuseFigure66.
3.Themowerbladeshouldbea1/4inch(6mm)lower
infrontatAthanintherearatB.Rotatebladesand
repeatforotherblades.Ifitisnotcorrect,proceed
toChangingtheDeckFront-to-RearPitch.
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