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6. Route the new belt around the engine pulley and
mower pulleys.
7. Pull the idler pulley in the direction shown in
Figure 38 and route the belt onto the idler pulley.
8. Install the belt covers over the outside spindles.
Leveling the Mower Deck
The mower blades must be level from side to side.
Check the side-to-side level any time you install the
mower or when you see an uneven cut on your lawn.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the
neutral position, engage parking brake, stop the
engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Check the air pressure of all four tires. If needed,
adjust to the recommended ination; refer to
Checking the Tire Pressure in Drive System
Maintenance section. If either one is out of range
then follow adjustment procedure.
4. Carefully rotate the blades side to side.
5. Measure between the outside cutting edges and
the at surface (Figure 39). If both measurements
are not within 3/16 inch (5 mm), an adjustment is
required; continue with this procedure.
Figure 39
1. Blades side to side 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
6. Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you
install the mower. If the front blade tip is not
1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear
blade tip, adjust the blade level. If measurements
from steps 5 or 6 are out of range, then follow
Adjusting the Blade Slope.
7. Set anti-scalp rollers to top holes or remove
completely for this adjustment.
8. Set the height-of-cut lever to the 3 inch (76 mm)
position. Place two 2 1/2 inch (6.35 cm) thick
blocks under the rear edge of the cutting deck
skirt; one on each side of the cutting deck. Place
two 2 5/16 inch (5.89 cm) blocks under each side
of the front edge of the deck, but not under the
anti-scalp roller brackets.
9. Carefully rotate the blades side to side (Figure 39).
10. Loosen the leveling adjust locking nuts (item 4)
on all four corners so that the deck is sitting
securely on all four blocks. Make sure that the
deck hangers are all the way down (at the top of
the slot) and the deck lift foot lever is pushed back
against the stop, then tighten the four leveling
adjust locking nuts
11. Recheck that blocks t just snugly under the deck
skirt. Make sure all attachment bolts are tight
12. Continue leveling the deck by checking the
front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Adjusting the
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope.
13. Recheck blades for levelness and repeat deck
leveling procedure if necessary.
Figure 40
1. Deck lift arm
3. Deck hanger
2. Float retaining nut 4. Leveling adjust locking
nut
Adjusting the Blade Slope
1. Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you
install the mower. If the front blade tip is not
1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear
blade tip, adjust the blade level using the following
instructions:
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