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TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjustthe mowerwhiletractoris parked
on levelgroundor driveway. Make sure
tiresare properlyinflated(See =PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS'). Iftiresare
overorunderinflated,youwillnotpropedy
adjustyourmower.
SIDE-TO-SiDE ADJUSTMENT
• Raisemowerto itshighestposition.
° Atthemidpointof bothsidesof mower,
measureheightfrom bottomedgeof
mowerto ground. Distance=A"on both
sidesof mowershouldbethesame or
within1/4"ofeach other.
• If adjustmentis necessary,makeadjust-
menton onesideof moweronly.
° Toraiseonesideofmower,tightenlift
linkadjustmentnuton thatside.
° Toloweronesideofmower,loosenlift
linkadjustmentnutonthat side.
NOTE: Eachfull tum of adjustmentnut
willchangemowerheightabout 1/8".
• Recheckmeasurementsafter adjusting.
Bottom
Bottom
of Cud_ f Curt
t- 7GroundLine _--j-r _
(_ Suspension
Lift Link Adjustment Nut
• Beforemakingany necessaryadjust-
ments,checkthatbothfront linksare
equal in length. Bothlinksshouldbe
approximately10-3/8".
• If linksare notequal in length,adjust
one linkto same lengthas otherlink.
• Tolowerfront of mowerloosennut=E"
on bothfront linksan equal numberof
tums.
• When distance=D"is 1/8"to 1/2"lower
at front thanrear,tightennuts=P
againsttrunniononbothfront links.
• To raisefront of mower,loosennut=P
from trunniononbothfront links.
Tightennut =E"onbothfront linksan
equal numberoftums.
• When distance=D"is 1/8"to 1/2"lower
at front thanrear,tightennut=P against
trunnionon bothfront links.
• Recheckside-to-sideadjustment.
ndrel
BothFrontLinksShouldbe EqualinLength
Trunnion
FRONT-TO-BACKADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: Deck mustbe level side-to-
side. If the followingfront-to-back adjust-
ment is necessary,be sureto adjustboth
front links equally so mower will stay
levelside-to-side.
To obtainthe bestcuttingresults,the
mowerhousingshouldbe adjustedso that
the front is approximately1/8"to 1/2"
lowerthanthe rearwhenthemowerisin
itshighestposition.
Checkadjustmenton rightside oftractor.
Measuredistance=D"directlyinfront and
behind.,tti_mandrelat bottomedgeof
mowerh_usingas shown.
Front Links Trunnion
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be
replaced without tools. Park the tractor on
level surface. Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL -
• Remove mower from tractor (See "TO
REMOVE MOWER" in this section of
this manual).
• Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pulleys.
• Pull belt away from mower.
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