Dixon 13090-0601 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
TILTING THE DECK (see diagram-page37)
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Raise the foot deck into vertical position and lock into
place.
3. Remove the quick release pin from the anti-buck
cylinder at deck end. Lift the cylinder straight up.
Use left-hand control lever to hold cylinder in up-right
position.
4. Place the deck lift handle in the lowest cutting position.
5. Use lift assist bar, located on left-hand side of deck,
inside the deck lift tube.
6. Raise deck lift handle catch, rock handle back and forth
until quick release pin pulls free with little effort.
7. Lift up on the front of the deck until deck rotates past
90 degrees. The middle hole on the anti-buck cylinder
holder will be in line with the slot on the foot deck
locking device. Use the quick release pin to secure the
deck in the upright position.
1. Rotate the deck back to horizontal position.
2. Stand on front of deck and align deck lift bar with deck
lift handle, rock handle back and forth until quick release
pin slips through. Note the orientation of the holes in
the bar. The first hole is for low cutting 1" to 3", the
second hole is for high cutting 3" to 5".
3. Lift the rear corner of the deck until the down hanger
engages the push bar. Repeat for other side.
4. Reattach the anti-buck cylinder.
5. Unlatch foot deck locking device and lower the foot deck
back to horizontal position.
LOWER & REATTACH THE DECK(see diagram-page 37)