SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUST-
MENTS:
• 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 to "STOP" 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. 24)
Mower will be easier to remove from the rightside of tractor.
• Place attachment clutch control in "DISENGAGED"
position.
• Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to
its lowest position,
• Roll belt off 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 OTHERTHAN THE MOWER
DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR, REMOVE THE
FRONT LINKS.
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 24)
Besuretractorison levelsurfaceand mower suspension arms
are raised with attachment lift control, Engage parking brake,
• Slide mower under tractor,
IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower
pulley grooves.
• Install belt into clutch pulley groove,
• Install leftfront link into the left hand front mower bracket
(retain with single loop retainer springs as shown),
• Slide right side of mower back and install right front link
into right hand front mower bracket (retain with single
loop retainer springs),
• Placethe suspension arms on mower pins, if necessary,
rock and raise front of mower to align mower pins with
the holes in suspension arms. Retain with double loop
retainer spring, loop down as shown.
• Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left
footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring.
• Raise deck to highest position,
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway.Makesuretiresare properly inflated(See"PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual). Iftires are overor
underinflated, you will not properly adjust your mower,
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs, 25 and 26)
• 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,
RETAINER SPRING
SUSPENTION
ARMS
CLUTCH PULLEY
FRONT LINKS
RETAINER
SPRING
_RETAINER
SPRINGS
ANTISWAY
BAR
FIG. 24
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