Service Manual

MOWER
A6-17XL Lawn Tractor Service Manual
Adjusting 44” Mower Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
6. To level the blades, reposition the leveling bracket
in a different hole and install the washer and hairpin
cotter (Fig. A6 033). A front hole lowers the blade
height and a rear hole raises its height.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 on the opposite side of the
mower.
8. Check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope on page
A6-17.
Check the front-to-rear blade slope any time you install
the mower. Before you check the slope, set the air
pressure in the front and rear tires to the recommended
infl ation; refer to Specifi cations, Section 1.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
blade control (PTO), set the parking brake, and turn
the ignition key to Off to stop the engine. Remove
the key.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level if you
have not checked the setting; refer to Leveling the
Mower from Side-to-Side on page A6-16.
5. Install the end of the rod into the hole in the mower
mount and secure it with the washer and hairpin
cotter.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 on the opposite side of the
mower.
7. Move the height-of-cut lever into position C.
8. Carefully rotate the blades so that they are facing
front to rear.
Fig A6 034 fi g. 48 1805
4. Measure the length of the rod extending out of
the front of the adjusting block on the sides of the
chassis (Fig. A6 034).
Note: If the rod length is not 5/8” (16mm), remove
the hairpin cotter and washer from the end of
the rod and turn the rod until you obtain the
5/8” (16mm) dimension.
A. Adjusting block C. Hairpin cotter and
B. Adjusting rod washer
D. Mower mount
A
B
C
D