Dixon 5000 Series Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT:
CONTROL TUBE BOLT
LOOSEN IN STEP A
TIGHTEN IN STEP E
JAM NUTS LOOSEN
IN STEP B TIGHTEN IN
STEP D
9067 CONTROL ROD
ADJUST IN STEP C
5540 CONTROL
TUBE
4. Engage parking brake and lower the body.
Release parking brake and swing control levers in. If wheel
creeps, repeat step 3.
5. Stop engine and remove rear of machine from jack or blocks.
6. Drive machine with both levers in top speed position. If one side now drives slightly faster than the other
adjust forward speed bolt in to contact stop sooner.
If levers are now uneven at top speed, loosen control lever mounting nut. Rotate lever to be even with
other side and tighten nut.
1. Engage parking brake and raise rear of frame with jack or blocks so that rear tires do not contact the
ground.
2. Swing out the control levers, start the engine, and release the paking brake.
3. Raise the upper body to access hydro control linkage. If right wheel creeps, adjust right side linkage
and vice-versa. Use procedure below.
a. loosen, but do not remove, the bolt in the control tube (5540)
b. loosen jam nuts on ends of the control rod (9067)
c. turn control rod in or out until neutral is achieved
d. tighten jam nuts on control rod
e. tighten bolt in control tube