Operator's Manual

(5.89cm)blocksundereachsideofthefrontedgeof
thedeck,butnotundertheanti-scalprollerbrackets.
7.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item4)on
allfourcornerssothatthedeckissittingsecurely
onallfourblocks.Makesurethatthedeckhangers
areallthewaydown(atthetopoftheslot)andthe
deckliftfootleverispushedbackagainstthestop,
thentightenthefourlevelingadjustlockingnuts
(Figure51).
Figure51
1.Deckliftarm
3.Deckhanger
2.Floatretainingnut4.Levelingadjustlockingnut
8.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacingfront
torear(Figure52).
9.Measurefromthetipofthefrontbladetotheat
surfaceandthetipoftherearbladetotheatsurface
(Figure52).Ifthefrontbladetipisnot1/16-5/16
inch(1.6-7.9mm)lowerthantherearbladetip,
adjustthefrontdeckhanger.
Figure52
1.Bladesfronttorear
3.Measurehere
2.Outsidecuttingedges
10.Whenthefront-to-rearbladeslopeiscorrectcheck
theside-to-sidelevelofthemoweragain;refertothe
LevelingtheMowersection.
RemovingtheMowerDeck
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Placeblocksunderdeckforsupport.Lowerthe
height-of-cutlevertothelowestposition.
4.Removethehardwarefromthedeckhangerand
deckliftarmonbothsidesofthedeck(Figure53).
Figure53
1.Deckliftarm
2.Deckhanger
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