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2. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
3. Move the motion control levers outward to
the neutral position, engage the parking brake,
stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. 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.
5. Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level if you
have not checked the setting; refer to Leveling
the Mower.
6. 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.
7. 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 (Figure 41).
Figure 41
1. Deck lift arm
3. Deck hanger
2. Float retaining nut 4. Leveling adjust locking
nut
8. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front
to rear (Figure 42).
9. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the at
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the at
surface (Figure 42). 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 front deck hanger.
Figure 42
1. Blades front to rear
3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
10. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct
check the side-to-side level of the mower again;
refer to Leveling the Mower .
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