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CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK
Anyfuel oroil spilledonthe machineshouldbewipedoff promptly.Do
NOTallowdebristo accumulatearoundthe coolingfinsof the engine
oron anyother partof themachine.
IMPORTANT: The useofa pressurewasherto cleanyourtractoris
NOTrecommended.It maycausedamageto electricalcomponents,
spindles,pulleys,bearingsorthe engine.
A screwplugcan befoundon yourtractor'sdecksurfaceas seenin
Fig. 13.Thisplugcan bereplacedwitha waterport to be usedas part
of a separately-availabledeckwashsystem.
Thedeckwashsystemis usedto rinsegrassclippingsfromthe deck's
undersideandpreventthe buildupofcorrosivechemicals.
NOTE: A deckwashsystemcan bepurchasedthroughthe retail
locationinwhichyoupurchasedthistractor.For moreinformation,
simplycall 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
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Figure13
ADJUSTMENTS
Neverattemptto makeanyadjustmentswhiletheengineis running,
exceptwherespecifiedin the operator'smanual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE: Checkthe tractor'stire pressurebeforeperforminganydeck
levelingadjustments.Referto Tiresinthe Serviceand Maintenance
sectionof this manualfor moreinformationregardingtirepressure.
Front To Rear
Thefrontof the cuttingdeckissupportedby a stabilizerbarthatcan
beadjustedto levelthe deckfromfrontto rear.Thefrontof thedeck
shouldbebetween1A-inchand3A-inchlowerthan therearof thedeck.
Adjustif necessaryasfollows:
1. Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placetheleverfor
liftingthe platformon the secondtothe top notch(secondhighest
position)androtatethe bladeas closeto thedischargechannel
thatis parallelto thetractor.
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2. Measurethedistancefromthefrontof thebladetip to theground
andthe rearof the bladetipto theground.Thefirst measure-
menttakenshouldbe between1A"and3A"lessthanthe second
measurement.Determinetheapproximatedistancenecessaryfor
properadjustmentandproceed,if necessary,tothe nextstep.
3. Locatetheflangelocknut onthe frontsideof thestabilizer
bracket.SeeFig.14.
• Tightenthe flangelocknut to raisethefrontof thedeck;
• Loosentheflange locknutto lowerthe frontof thedeck.
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Figure14
Side to Side
Ifthe cuttingdeckappearsto be mowingunevenly,a sideto side
adjustmentcanbeperformed.Adjustif necessaryasfollows:
1. Withthe tractorparkedona firm, levelsurface,placethedecklift
leverin the secondfromthetop notch(secondhighestposition)
and rotatebothbladessothat theyare perpendicularwiththe
tractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromtheoutsideof the left bladetip to the
groundandthe distancefromthe outsideofthe rightbladetip to
the ground.Bothmeasurementstakenshouldbeequal.Ifthey're
not, proceedto the nextstep.
3. Loosen,butdo NOTremove,thehexcap screwonthe leftdeck
hangerbracket.SeeFig. 15.
4. Balancethedeckby usinga wrenchto turn theadjustmentgear
(foundimmediatelybehindthehexcap screwjust loosened)
clockwise/uporcounterclockwise/down.Thedeckis properly
balancedwhen bothbladetip measurementstakenearlierare
equal.
5. Retightenthe hexcapscrewon the leftdeckhangerbracketwhen
properadjustmentisachieved.