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CUTTING DECKS AND LIFT SHAFT
Deck Gauge Wheel Adjustment
The cutting decks are of a "floating" design. This
means that they are suspended above the ground. The
gauge wheels occasionally touch the ground. They are
designed to bump the deck up and over irregularities.
This prevents scalping damage to the turf and to the
deck.
Adjust the gauge wheels as follows:
1.
Place the tractor on a smooth, flat surface and
move the deck to the desired mowing height
using the deck lift lever.
2.
Check gauge wheels distance from the flat sur-
face below. If the gauge wheels contact the
ground, they must be raised. If the gauge wheels
are higher than 1/2" above the ground, they
should be lowered.
3.
Remove the shoulder bolt securing one of the
front ball wheels to the front index bracket.
4.
Reposition the ball wheel to align with the one of
four index holes that places the wheel 1/4" to 1/
2" above the ground. See Figure 8.21.
Ball wheel
Index holes
Figure 8.21
5.
Secure the ball wheel to the index bracket with
the shoulder bolt. Note the index hole used and
secure the other ball wheel in the same position.
Deck Rear Roller Adjustment
The rear rollers on the mower deck are not
designed to carry the weight of the deck. The rear roll-
ers should be adjusted to approximately 1/4" to 1/2"
above the ground when the deck is moved to the
desired cutting height.
NOTE: The 42" deck does not have rear rollers.
To adjust the rear roller:
1.
Place the tractor on a smooth, flat surface, move
the deck to the desired cutting height.
2.
Check the height of the rear rollers.
46" Deck ONLY
NOTE: The 46" deck roller assembly index
bracket has three adjustment positions using
either the bottom two holes, middle two holes, or
top two holes.
A
Support the roller assembly and remove
the two self tapping screws from both the
left and right roller index brackets.
See Figure 8.22.
Index bracket
B
Position the roller assembly so that the
rollers are approximately 1/4" to 1/2"
above the flat surface below. Align the
nearest two index bracket holes with holes
in the deck mounting brackets.
C
Secure the roller assembly with the four
self tapping screws.
NOTE: The self tapping screws should be in the
corresponding holes of both the left and right
roller index brackets.
152
Remove these screws
Figure 8.22
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