Operator's Manual

Note:Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure
117).
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Figure118
1.Blade2.Balancer
3.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeis
balanced.
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethatthemowerdeckislevelanytime
youinstallthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencut
onyourlawn.
Checkthemowerdeckforbentbladespriorto
leveling,andremoveandreplaceanybentblades;
refertotheServicingtheCuttingBlades(page73)
beforecontinuing.
Levelthemowerdeckside-to-siderst;thenyoucan
adjustthefront-to-rearslope.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Alltiresmustbeproperlyinated;refertoChecking
theTirePressure(page62).
AdjustingtheSide-to-Side
LevelingandtheBladeSlope
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Checkthetirepressureinthedrivetires.Refer
toCheckingtheTirePressure(page62).
4.Positionthemowerdeckinthetransport-lock
position.
5.Carefullyrotatethebladesfromsidetoside.
6.Measurebetweenthebladetipandtheat
surface(Figure119).Ifthemeasurementsare
notwithin5mm(3/16inch),adjusttheleveling;
continuewiththisprocedure.
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Figure119
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
2.Bladetip
7.Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevel(Figure120).
Ensurethefrontbladetipislowerthantherear
bladetipasshownintheblockheightandrake
table.Ifitneedsadjustment,continuewiththis
procedure.
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Figure120
1.Bladesfronttorear3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
2.Bladetip
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