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from the deck lift springs will tend to pull the stop
away from the handle.
6. Loosen all nuts on the deck lift threaded rods, and the
hardware on the adjuster (on the right front), until all
the deck lift chains are loose, and the deck is sitting
tightly on all four blocks. Fig. 5-17, 5-18, 5-19
7. Loosen the two nuts on the front of height indicator so
that the foot pedal is free. Fig. 5-20
8. Start the leveling process on the left front of the
tractor.
9. Set the amount of threads protruding on the deck lift
rod from the lift block at approximately 1". Fig. 5-21
10. Jam both nuts against the block.
11. Push or pull on the deck lift foot pedal until the chain
on the left front just becomes tight, making sure that
the deck stays tight against the 3" or 4” block.
12. While keeping the chain tight, tighten the nuts against
the deck lift block on the height indicator rod. Fig. 5-
20
13. Go to the right front of the tractor.
14. Loosen the 5/16" jam nut on the adjuster lift chain (5-
19), and back the adjuster bolt out to allow the adjuster
to move up and down freely.
15. Be sure that adjuster is free to move up and down.
16. Tighten the adjuster bolt until the chain just becomes
tight, making sure that the deck stays tight against the
3" or 4” block.
17. Tighten the adjuster bolt jam nut to prevent the
adjuster bolt from moving. Fig. 5-19
18. Tighten the hardware holding the chain and adjuster
onto the deck lift arm.
19. Go to the right rear of the tractor.
20. Make sure that there is still slack in the chain. If not,
loosen the two nuts on the block holding the threaded
rod until there is slack in the deck lift chain. Fig. 5-18
21. Tighten the appropriate nut until the chain just
becomes tight, making sure that the deck stays tight
against the 3" block.
22. Tighten the other nut on the opposite side of the block,
and jam them tightly together against the block.
23. Go to the left rear of the tractor.
24. Make sure that there is still slack in the chain. If not,
loosen the two nuts on the block holding the threaded
rod until there is slack in the deck lift chain. Fig. 5-17
25. Tighten the appropriate nut until the chain just
becomes tight.
26. Tighten the other nut on the opposite side of the block,
and jam them tightly together against the block.
27. Compress the deck lift assist springs so that there is 1”
of space between the front nut and on the spring and
the rear nut on the deck lift block (Fig. 5-21). Typical
both sides.
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Figure 5-17
Deck lift
threaded
rod
Nut
Nut
Chains
Figure 5-18
Deck lift
threaded
rod
Nut
Nut
Chains