TO LEVEL MOWER
HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked
on.level ground or driveway.
Make sure
tires are properly inflated (See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this
manual).
If tires are over or
underinflated,
you will not properly
adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
• 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:
Each full turn of adjustment
nut
will change
mower
height about
1/8".
• Recheck
measurements
after adjust-
ing.
Bottom Edge of
Bottom Edge of
Mower to Ground
Mower to Ground
\
/
Measure
distance
"D" directly
in front and
behind
the mandrel
at bottom
edge of
mower
housing
as shown.
• Before
making
any necessary
adjust-
ments, check that both front links are
equal in length.
• if links are not equal in length, adjust
one link to same length as other link.
• To lower front of mower loosen nut "E"
on both front links an equal number
of
turns.
• When distance
"D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower
at front than rear, tighten nuts "F"
against
trunnion
on both front links.
• To raise front of mower,
loosen nut "F"
from trunnion
on both front links.
Tighten
nut "E" on both front links an
equal number
of turns.
• When distance
"D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower
at front than rear, tighten
nut "F" against
trunnion
on both front links.
• Recheck
side-to-side
adjustment.
Suspension
_-\. ,, Arm
/ |
_
Lift Link
__
Adjustment
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Nut
FRONT-TO-BACK
ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT;
Deck must be level side-to-
side.If the following
front-to-back
adjust-
ment is necessary,
be sure to adjust both
front links equally
so mower
will stay
level side-to-side.
To obtain the best cutting
results, the
mower
housing
should
be adjusted
so
that the front is approximately
1/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear when the mower is in
its highest
position.
BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL
IN LENGTH
Nut
it
Trunnion
Links
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