Operator's Manual

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).
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Side-to-SideHeight
1.Adjustthereartirepressuretospecications;referto
DriveSystemMaintenance(page30).
2.Positionthebladesside-to-side.
3.MeasureatCandDlocationsfromalevelsurfaceto
thecuttingedgeofbladetips(Figure69).
4.For36inchmowerdecksuseFigure70.
Figure69
48inchMowerDeckshown
1.Measurefromalevel
surface
2.MeasurebladeatpointsC
andD
Figure70
36inchMowerDeckshown
5.ThedifferencebetweenmeasurementsCandDshould
benomorethan6mm(1/4inch).
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