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are not within 3/16 inch (5 mm), an adjustment is
required; continue to the Leveling procedure.
1. Blades side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
Checking the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower. If the front of the mower is more than
5/16 inch (7.9 mm) lower than the rear of the mower,
adjust the blade level using the following instructions:
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the
neutral position, engage the parking brake, stop the
engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts
to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front
to rear (Figure 59).
4. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat surface
(Figure 59). If the front blade tip is not 1/16-5/16
inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear blade tip,
continue to the Leveling the Mower Deck procedure.
Figure 58
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
Leveling the Mower Deck
1. Set anti-scalp rollers to top holes or remove
completely for this procedure.
2. Set the height-of-cut lever to the 3 inch (76 mm)
position.
3. Place two 2-5/8 inch (6.66 cm) blocks under each
side of the front edge of the deck, but not under the
anti-scalp roller brackets. Place two 2-7/8 inch (7.30
cm) thick blocks under the rear edge of the cutting
deck skirt; one on each side of the cutting deck.
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1. Wood block, 2-5/8 inch
(6.66 cm) thick
2. Wood block, 2-7/8 inch
(7.30 cm) thick
4. Loosen the leveling adjust locking nuts (item 3) on
all four corners so that the deck is sitting securely
on all four blocks. Make sure that the deck hangers
are all the way down (at the top of the slot) and the
deck lift foot lever is pushed back against the stop,
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Figure 59
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
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Figure 60
3. Front edge
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