Operator's Manual

Figure74
36inchMowerDeckshown
ChangingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
Changingthefront-to-rearpitchisdonebyadjustingthe
frontheight-of-cutposts.
1.Tochangethefront-to-rearpitch,thefront
height-of-cutpostscanbeadjusted(Figure75).
Figure75
1.CasterWheel
4.Jamnut
2.CarrierFrame
5.Balljoint
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
2.Toraisethefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpinclockwise(
Figure75).
3.Tolowerthefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpincounterclockwise(
Figure75).
4.Positionthebladesfront-to-rear.MeasureatCand
Dlocations(Figure73)fromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedgeoftheblades.
5.Checktheside-to-sidelevelingofthecuttingunit.
6.Tightenthejamnuts(Figure75).
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Side-to-SideHeight
1.Adjustthereartirepressuretospecications;refer
toDriveSystemMaintenance(page34).
2.Positionthebladesside-to-side.MeasureatCand
Dlocationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofbladetips(
Figure76).For36inchmowerdecks
useFigure77.
Figure76
40inch,48inch,and52inchMowerDeckshown
1.Measurefromalevel
surface
2.MeasurebladeatpointsC
andD
Figure77
36inchMowerDeckshown
3.ThedifferencebetweenmeasurementsCandD
shouldbenomorethan1/4inch(6mm).
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