Adjustments; Side To Side; Leveling The Deck; Front To Rear - Craftsman T1600 247.203744 Operator's Manual

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Movethe tractor'sPTO (Blade Engage) into the ONposition.
Remain inthe operator's positionwith the cuttingdeckengaged for a
minimumoftwo minutes, a llowingthe underside of the cuttingdeck to
thoroughlyrinse.
Movethe tractor'sPTO (Blade Engage) intothe OFF position.
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Figure 13
Turnthe ignitionkeyto the STOP p ositionto turn thetractor'sengine off.
Turnthe wateroff anddetachthe hosecouplerfromthe waterport onyour
deck's surface.
12. Repeat s teps4through11onthe opposite sideofthe cuttingdeck.
IM PORTANT: Aftercleaning yourdeckwiththe Deck Wash System
TM,
return
to the operator's positionandengage the PTO. K eep the cuttingdeckrunningfor a
minimumof two minutes, a llowingthe underside of the cuttingdeck to thoroughly
dry.
Adjustments
Neverattempt to makeany adjustmentswhile the engine isrunning, e xcept
wherespecified inthe operator'smanual.
Levelingthe Deck
NOTE: Check thetractor's t irepressure before p erforming anydeck leveling
adjustments. Refer toTires i n theService section o fthismanual formore
information r egarding tirepressure.
Front ToRear
Thefront ofthe cuttingdeckissupported byastabilizerbarthatcanbeadjusted to
levelthe deck from front to rear. T hefront ofthe deckshouldbebetween1A-inch
and3/8-inchlowerthanthe rearof the deck.Adjustif necessary a sfollows:
1. Withthe tractorparkedon afirm, levelsurface, p lace the leverforlifting the
platformonthe second to the top notch(second highestposition)androtate
the bladeasclose aspossible tothe discharge channel t hat isparallelto the
tractor.
2. Measure t he distance fromthe front of the bladetip to thegroundandthe
rearof the bladetip to theground.The first measurement takenshould
bebetweenlg" and3/8"lessthanthe second measurement. Determine
the approximate distance necessary f orproperadjustment a ndproceed, if
necessary, to the nextstep.
3. Locate the flangelocknut onthe front sideof the stabilizerbracket. S ee
Figure 14.
Tightenthe flangelocknut to raise the front of the deck;
Loosen the flangelocknut to lowerthe front of the deck.
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Side to Side
Ifthe cuttingdeckappears to be mowingunevenly, asideto sideadjustmentcanbe
performed. A djustif necessary asfollows:
1. With the tractorparked on afirm, levelsurface, p lacethe decklift leverin
the second from the top notch(second highestposition)androtateboth
blades sothattheyareperpendicular with the tractor.
2. Measure t he distance fromthe outsideofthe left bladetip to theground
andthe distance from theoutsideof the right bladetip to the ground.Both
measurements takenshouldbeequal.Ifthey'renot,proceed to the next
step.
3. Loosen, but do NOT remove, t he hexcapscrewonthe left deckhanger
bracket. S eeFigure 15.
4. Balance t he deckbyusingawrenchto turn the adjustment g ear(found
immediately behindthe hexcapscrew just loosened) c lockwise/up or
counterclockwise/down. Thedeckisproperlybalanced whenbothbladetip
measurements takenearlierareequal.
5. Retighten the hexcapscrewonthe left deckhangerbracket w henproper
adjustmentisachieved.
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