Snapper SERIES 16 250816B Safety Instructions & Operator's Manual page 44

Section 4 - ADJUSTMENTS & REPAIR
LOOSEN
SHOULDER
BOLT\
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4.2.4. MOWER DECK ADJUSTMENT (LEVELNESS)
1. Side-To-Side
Before making deck leveling adjustments,
check the tire pressure. Front tires 15 psi,
rear tires 10 psi. If tires are properly inflated
and mowing is still uneven, adjustside-to-side
deck levelness as follows:
a. Place Rider on a smooth level surface.
b. Tum engine off and remove key,
remove spark plug wire from spark plug
and secure wire away from plug.
c. Place a piece of angle iron, pipe, or
similar object under center of deck at the
rear.
d. Remove rear hanger chains and allow
center, rear of deck to rest on angle iron.
e. Measure the distance from blade tips
to floor. If the measurement is within 1/8"
from side-to-side, the deck attitude is
satisfactory. If difference from side-to-side
is greater than 1/8", continue with
adjustment.
f. Loosen the shoulder bolt retaining the
left side of blade pedals.
TURNECCENTRIC
AS REQUIRED
o
BLADE
PEDAL
2. Front to Rear Levelness
(25", 28", & 33" Decks)
With the Rear Engine Rider on a smooth,
level surface, rotate blade until blade tips
are at front and rear of deck. Measure the
distance from blade tips to floor. The
distance should be the same, or the rear
1/8" lower than the front. If the rear blade
tip is higher or is more than 1/8" lower than
the front, proceed with adjustment.
a. Remove rear hanger chains,
b. Turn each hanger pivot the same
number of rotations on the eye-bolt to
raise or lower the rear of the deck. See
Figure 4.11.
FLOOR
FRONT _ REA
÷ l
f t
HAIR-PIN
HANGER
CHAIN
pIVOT
SUPPORT
BRACKET
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ECCENTRIC
BLADE
PEDAL
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ARM SHOULDER
FIGURE 4.10 BOLT
g. Tum eccentric "UP" or "DOWN" as
required until blade tips are within 1/8" of
each other. See Figure 4.10.
h. Tighten shoulder bolt loosened in step "f".
i. Readjust rear hanger chain pivots to
align with holes in support brackets.
Refer.to Figure 4.11.
j. Remove angle iron, pipe, or similar
object and proceed to check front to rear
levelness.
HANGER
CHAIN
FIGURE 4.11
c. Reinstall rear hanger chains and
measure blade tips again.
d. Repeat steps "a" through %" until
proper levelness is obtained.
NOTE: For 30" cutting decks, repeat section 2., Front to
Rear Levelness, except, rear of blade should be the
same or 1/8" higher than the front.
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