Service Manual

MOWER

A6-18 XL Lawn Tractor Service Manual

11. Rotate the locknuts on the eyebolts to change the

adjustment (Fig. A6 036). To raise the front of the

mower, tighten the eyebolt locknuts. To lower the

front of the mower, loosen the eyebolt locknuts.

12. After adjusting both eyebolt locknuts evenly, check

the front-to-rear slope again. Continue adjusting the

eyebolts until the front blade tip is 0 to 5/16” (0 to

8mm) lower than the rear blade tip.

13. When the front-to-rear slope is correct, tighten the

pivot plate mounting bolts (Fig. A6 036).

14. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct, check

the side-to-side level of the mower; refer to Leveling

the Mower from Side-to-Side on page A6-16.

Fig A6 036 ﬁ g. 50 m-4634

Fig A6 035 ﬁ g. 52 1078

10. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, loosen the

front pivot plate mounting bolts slightly (Fig. A6 036).

9. Check the front-to-rear slope by measuring between

the bottom of the mower (front center and rear

center) and the ﬂ at surface (Fig. A6 035).

If the front blade tip is not within a range of 0 to 5/16”

(0 to 8mm) lower than the rear, adjust the front-to-

rear blade slope (steps 10 through 13); otherwise,

skip to step 14.

A. Measure front blade C. Measure rear blade

tip tip

B. Blade front to rear D. Measure here

A. Pivot mounting bolt B. Eyebolt locknut