Adjusting Your Lawn Tractor; Leveling The Deck; Parking Brake Adjustment; Front To Rear/Side To Side - Troy-Bilt Super Bronco Operator's Manual

Novor tte pt to
make any adjust:
ments while the
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engine is running,
!
except where speci,
fled in the operator's
NOTE: Check the
tractor's tire pressure
I before performing any
deck leveling adjust-
ments. Referto Tires
in the MaintainingYour
Tractorsection of this
manual for information
regardingtire pressure.
Figure 5-1
Adjustment Gear
Figure 5=2
_ ARNING:Never attempt to make any
adjustments while the engine is running,
except where specified in the operator's
manual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE:Checkthe tractor'stire pressurebeforeperform-
ing anydeck levelingadjustments.Referto Tires in the
Maintaining Your Tractor sectionof this manualfor
informationregardingtire pressure.
Front To Rear
Thefront of the cuttingdeck issupportedbya stabilizer
bar that canadjustedto levelthe deck from frontto rear.
Thefront of the deck shouldbe between1/4-inchand
3/8-inch lowerthanthe rear of the deck.Adjustif
necessaryas follows:
.
With the tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,place
the deck lift leverin the top notch(highestposition)
and rotatethe blade nearestthe dischargechute so
that it is parallelwith the tractor.
Measurethe distancefrom the front ofthe bladetip to
the groundand the rearof the blade tip to the ground.
Thefirst measurement t akenshouldbe between
1/4"and 3/8" less than thesecond measurement.
Determinethe approximate distancenecessaryfor
properadjustmentand proceed,if necessary,to the
next step.
Loosenthe two jam nuts,if present,on the rear sideof
the deck stabilizerbracket.
.
Locatethe lock nuton the front sideof the stabilizer
bracket.See Fig.5-1.Tightenthe lock nutto raisethe
front of thedeck; loosenthe lock nutto lowerthe front
of the deck.
5. Retightenthe two jam nuts loosenedearlierwhen
properadjustmentis achieved.
Side to Side
If the cuttingdeck appearsto be mowingunevenly,a side
to side adjustment c an be performed.Adjustif necessary
as follows:
.
With the tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,place
the deck lift leverin the top notch(highestposition)
and rotateboth bladesso that they are perpendicular
with the tractor.
.
.
Measurethe distancefrom the outsideof the left blade
tip to the groundand the distancefrom theoutside d
the rightblade tip to theground.Bothmeasurements
takenshouldbe equal. If they'renot, proceedto the
next step.
Loosen,butdo NOT remove,the hexcap screwon
the left deck hangerbracket.See Fig. 5-2.
4. Balancethe deck by usinga wrenchto turn the
adjustmentgear (foundimmediatelybehindthe hex
cap screwjust loosened)clockwise/upor counter-
clockwise/down. T hedeck is properlybalancedwhen
bothblade tip measurements takenearlierare equal.
5. Retightenthe hex capscrewon the left deck hanger
bracketwhenproperadjustmentis achieved.
Parking Brake Adjustment
,_ WARNING: Never attempt to adjust the
brakes while the engine is running. Always
disengage PTO,move shift lever into
neutral position, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended starting.
If the tractordoes notcome to a completestopwhenthe
brakepedalis completelydepressed,or if the tractor's
rear wheelscan roll with the parkingbrakeapplied,the
brakeis in needof adjustment.Seean authorizedMTD
ServiceDealerto haveyourbrakesproperlyadjusted.
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