Operator's Manual

ChangingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
Changingthefront-to-rearpitchisdonebyadjustingthe
frontheight-of-cutposts.
1.Tochangethefront-to-rearpitch,thefront
height-of-cutpostscanbeadjusted(
Figure67).
Figure67
1.CasterWheel
4.Jamnut
2.CarrierFrame
5.Balljoint
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
2.Toraisethefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpinclockwise(Figure67).
3.Tolowerthefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpincounterclockwise(Figure67).
4.Positionthebladesfront-to-rear.MeasureatCand
Dlocations(
Figure65)fromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedgeoftheblades.
5.Checktheside-to-sidelevelingofthecuttingunit.
6.Tightenthejamnuts(
Figure67).
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Side-to-SideHeight
1.Adjustthereartirepressuretospecications;refer
toDriveSystemMaintenance(page29).
2.Positionthebladesside-to-side.MeasureatCand
Dlocationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofbladetips(Figure68).For36inchmowerdecks
useFigure69.
Figure68
48inchMowerDeckshown
1.Measurefromalevel
surface
2.MeasurebladeatpointsC
andD
Figure69
36inchMowerDeckshown
3.ThedifferencebetweenmeasurementsCandD
shouldbenomorethan1/4inch(6mm).
ChangingtheMowerDeck
Side-to-SideHeight
Changingtheside-to-sideheightisdonebyadjustingthe
reartirepressureandcasterspacers.
1.Changethereartirepressure.Dothistothe
correspondingsidethatneedsadjustment.
2.Adjustthecasterspacer.
3.Recheckthefront-to-rearpitchandsidetoside
levelingofthecuttingunit.
MatchingHeightofCut
1.Checkthereartirepressure.
2.Settheheight-of-cuttothe4inch(101.6mm)
positionfollowingtheheight-of-cutdecal.
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