Front To Back Leveling - Simplicity Regent Hydro-Gear 0650 Series Service And Repair Manual

FRONT TO BACK LEVELING

1. Arrange the blades so they face front-to-back (Figure
17).
2. Measure blade to ground clearance. See Figure 17.
38" Mower Decks: Measure the distance from the
ground to the front and rear tips of each blade. The
measurement should be equal for both blades. Front
tips should be equal to rear tips or within 1/8" higher.
If not, proceed to step 3 below.
44" Mower Decks: Measure the distance from the
ground to the front tip of the front blade and rear tips
of the rear blades. The rear tips should be equal.
The front tip should be equal to rear tips or within 1/4"
higher. If not, proceed to step 3.
3. See Figure 18. Loosen the outside nut (A) and turn
the eccentric nut (B) to raise or lower the rear of the
deck. When the mower deck is level, hold the eccen-
tric nut while tightening the outside nut.
NOTE: If mower handle drops out of cutting height quad-
rant, turn adjustment nut (C, Figure 18) clockwise to
increase spring tension. DO NOT tighten nut all the way
so that the spring is solid.
Measurement
Tip to Ground
at Front and
Back of Both
Blades
Figure 17. Leveling the Mower Deck Front-to-Back
C
Figure 18. Front-to-Back Adjustment Nut
A. Outside Nut
B. Eccentric Nut
4 - 9
4 Adjustments
Mower Adjustment
B
A
C. Adjustment Nut