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Figure 64
1. Hanger bracket
2. Side locking nut
9. Check the side-to-side adjustments again. Repeat this
procedure until the measurements are correct.
10. Continue leveling the mower deck by checking the
front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope (page
Adjusting 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 7.9 mm
(5/16 inch) 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. Ensure that the parking brake is engaged., shut off the
engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to
stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Set the height-of-cut lever to middle position.
Note: Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level
if you have not checked the setting; refer to
from Side to Side (page
4. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front to
rear
(Figure 65
and
3. Rear nut
Adjusting the
44).
Leveling
43).
Figure
66).
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Mower Decks with 2 Blades
1. Blades front to rear
2. Measure from the tip of the blade to the flat surface here
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Mower Decks with 3 Blades
1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
5. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface, and the tip of the rear blade to the flat surface
(Figure 65
and
Note: If the front blade tip is not 1.6 to 7.9 mm (1/16
to 5/16 inch) lower than the rear blade tip, adjust the
front locknut.
6. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, rotate the
adjustment nut in the front of the mower
44
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Figure 65
3
2
1
Figure 66
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here.
Figure
66).
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(Figure
67).
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