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DECK REAR ROLLER ADJUSTMENT
The rearrollersonthe mowerdeckarenot designedto carrythe
weightof thedeck.The rearrollersshouldbeadjustedto approxi-
mately1/4"to 1/2"abovethe groundwhenthedeckis movedtothe
desiredcuttingheight.
Placethetractoron a smooth,fiatsurface,movethe deckto the
desiredcuttingheight,andcheckthe heightof therearrollers.If
contactingthe ground,orabove 1/2"fromthe ground,adjustthe rear
rollersas follows:
Thedeck rollerassemblyindexbrackethasfiveadjustmentpositions
holes.
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Whilesupportingthe rollerassembly,removeclickpinand
withdrawtheclevis pinfromboththe leftandright rollerindex
brackets.SeeFigure26.
indexBracket
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2. Positionthe rollerassemblyso thatthe rollersare approximately
1/4"to 1/2"abovetheflat surfacebelow.
3. Alignthenearestindexbracketholeswiththe holesin the deck
mountingbrackets.Inserttheclevispinsthroughthedeck
bracketsandthe indexbracketsand securewiththe clickpins.
SeeFigure26.
NOTE:The clevispinsshouldbein the correspondingholesof both
the leftand rightrollerindexbrackets.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPI serviceclassification
SF,SG, SH,orSJ. Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto
the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
"Colder _'_ 32°F ="-Warmer_
Oil Viscosity Chart
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
incoldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoilconsumptionwhen
usedabove32°ECheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglow onoil.
Tocheckthe engineoil, proceedas follows:
1. Ensurethatthe tractoris on a levelsurface.
2. Cleanthe oilfill areaof anydebris.
3. Removethe dipstickandwipewitha cleancloth.
4. Insertandtightendipstick.
5. Removethe dipstickandcheckthe oillevel.It shouldbeat the
Fullmarkon the dipstick.SeeFigure27.
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Iflow,addoilslowlyintotheengineoil fill. Donot overfill.After
addingoil, waitoneminuteandthen recheckthe oillevel.
Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoilmaycausethe enginetonot start,
hardstarting,or enginesmoking.Ifoverthe FULLmarkonthe
dipstick,drainoilto reduceoil levelto FULLmarkon dipstick.
7. Replaceandtightendipstick.
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