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 adjust-
ment 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".
6.0 Recheck
measurements
after ad-
justing.
Bottom Edge of
Bottom Edge of
Mower to Ground
Mower to Ground
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L'"o- 2T
A
Suspension
Arm
Check
adjustment
on right side of tractor.
Measure
distance
"D" directly
in front of
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
num-
ber of turns. The two front links must
remain
equal in length.
• 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.
Mand_l
"D ....
D"
BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN
LENGTH
Lift Link
ustment
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.
Nut
Front
Trunnion
Links
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