Operator's Manual

Figure64
1.CasterWheel4.Sameheightatlocations
AandB
2.CarrierFrame5.Casterspacers
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
1.Adjustthetirepressureinthereartirestospecications;
refertoDriveSystemMaintenance(page28).
2.Positiononebladefront-to-rear.MeasureatAandB
locationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladetips(Figure65orFigure66).For36inchmower
decksuseFigure66.
3.Themowerbladeshouldbea1/4inch(6mm)lower
infrontatAthanintherearatB.Rotatebladesand
repeatforotherblades.Ifitisnotcorrect,proceedto
ChangingtheDeckFront-to-RearPitch.
Figure65
48inchMowerDeckshown
1.MeasurebladeatpointsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevel
surface
Figure66
36inchMowerDeckshown
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.MeasureatCandD
locations(
Figure65)fromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edgeoftheblades.
5.Checktheside-to-sidelevelingofthecuttingunit.
6.Tightenthejamnuts(Figure67).
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