Service Manual

MOWER
6 - 6 XL Lawn Tractor Service Manual
2. Pull the wire off of the spark plug.
3. Check and adjust side-to-side blade level if you
have not checked the setting; refer to "Side-to-
Side Mower Leveling" on page 6 - 5.
4. Move the height-of-cut lever into the “C” notch.
5. Check the front-to-rear blade slope by measuring
between the bottom of the mower (front center
and rear center) and the flat surface (Figure 208).
If the front of the mower is more than 5/8 in.
(16mm) lower than the rear of the mower, an
adjustment is required; refer to steps 6-10.
Figure 208
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6. Measure the length of the rod extending out of the
front of the adjusting block on the sides of the
chassis (Figure 209). If the rod length is not 5/8 in.
(16mm), remove the hairpin cotter and washer
from the end of the rod (Figure 209), and turn the
rod until the 5/8 in. (16mm) dimension is obtained.
Then install the end of the rod into the hole in the
mower mount and secure it in place with the
washer and hairpin cotter. Repeat this procedure
on the opposite side of the mower.
Figure 209
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7. Check the front-to-rear slope again. If the front of
the mower is more than 5/8 in. (16mm) lower than
the rear of the mower, an adjustment is required;
proceed to step 8 for the adjusting instructions.
Otherwise, recheck the side-to-side level to
ensure it did not change.
8. Adjust the front-to-rear slope by rotating the
special slope adjusting nuts on both sides of the
mower pivot mount (Figure 210).
9. Using a 1 in. wrench or socket, slowly rotate the
left side slope adjusting nut down to raise the front
of the mower and up to lower it (Figure 210).
Rotate the slope adjusting nut until the front of the
mower is 1/4 to 5/8 in. (6 to 16mm) lower than the
rear of the mower.
(A) Measure Front
Center
(B) Measure Rear
Center
(A) Adjusting Block
(B) Long Rod
(C) Hairpin Cotter & Washer
(D) Mower Mount