SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
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CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
• Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
• Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
• Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
• Turn ignition key “OFF” and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 21)
Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.
• Place attachment clutch switch in “DISENGAGED”
position.
• Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its
lowest position.
• Roll belt off electric clutch pulley.
• Disconnect anti-sway bar from chassis bracket by
removing retainer spring.
• Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs.
• Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs.
• Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS.
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 22)
• Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
• Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right
side of tractor.
• Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
• Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.
SUSPENSION
ARMS
RETAINER
SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES)
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY BAR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
(BOTH SIDES)
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
FRONT
LINK
FIG. 21
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
“PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS” on page 3 of this manual).
If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 22 and 23)
• Raise mower to its highest position.
• At the midpoint of both sides of mower, measure height
from bottom edge of mower to ground. Distance “A” on
both sides of mower should be the same or within 1/4"
of each other.
• If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
• To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Three full turns of adjustment nut will change
mower height about 1/8".
• Recheck measurements after adjusting.
BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER TO
GROUND
FIG. 23
LIFT LINK
ADJUSTMENT NUT
SUSPENSION ARM
BOTTOM EDGE
OF MOWER TO
GROUND
A
A
GROUND LINE
FIG. 22