Front To Back Leveling Adjustment - Cub Cadet 2518 w/48" Mower Deck Operator's Manual

8. Loosen the upper jam nut on the hanger bracket
and turn away from the adjustment ferrule. Turn
the lower lock nut upward (tighten) on the threads
of the hanger bracket to raise the right side of the
mower deck. Turn the lock nut down (loosen) on
the threads to lower the right side of the mower
deck (Refer to Figure 58).
UPPER
JAM NUT
ADJUSTABLE
FERRULE
LOCK NUT
Figure 58
9. Raise the lift handle to the highest position and
recheck the blade measurements described in
step 5. If the blade measurements are not within
1/16 inch, repeat steps 6, 7 and 8.
10. Tighten the upper jam nut against the adjustment
ferrule after side-to-side leveling is completed.

FRONT TO BACK LEVELING ADJUSTMENT

1. Raise the deck to its highest position.
2. If making the initial installation of the deck, adjust
the front lift rod to allow 5/8 inch of thread to
protrude beyond both lock nuts of the front lift rod/
bracket assembly (Refer to Figure 59).
Figure 59
RIGHT HAND
HANGER BRACKET
LOWER
FRONT LIFT
ROD BRACKET
LOCK NUT
5/8"
JAM NUT
FRONT
LIFT ROD
3. Position the mower blades so the ends of each
blade point to the front and the rear of the tractor
(Refer to Figure 60).
4. Refer to Figure 61. Measure and record the
distance from the front cutting edge to the ground
(measurement A), and from the rear cutting edge
to the ground (measurement B), for each of the
blades. The
(measurement A) should be lower than its back
edge (measurement B) by 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
REAR
CUTTING
EDGE
B
5. Lower the deck onto the hard, level surface.
6. To adjust the downward tilt of the blades,
adjustment of the front lift rod is required. Refer to
Figure 59 and proceed as follows:
7. Loosen the rear jam nuts on the front lift rod. From
the front of the tractor, turn the front lock nuts
clockwise to raise the front of the mower deck, or
counterclockwise to lower the front of the mower
deck.
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DECK
INSTALLED
MOWER
BLADES
Figure 60
front edge of each
CUTTING BLADE
Figure 61
blade
FRONT
CUTTING
EDGE
A