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TO LEVEL
MOWER
HOUSING
Adjust the mower
while tractor
is parked
on level ground
or driveway.
Make sure
tires are properly
inflated
(See "PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS"
section
of this man-
ual).
If tires are over or underinflated,
you
will not properly
adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
• Raise mower
to its highest
position.
• At the midpoint
of both sides of mower,
measure
height
from bottom
edge of
mower to ground.
Distance
"A" on both
sides of mower
should
be the same or
within
1/4" of each other.
• If adjustment
is necessary,
make adjust-
ment on one side of mower
only.
• To raise one side of mower,
tighten
lift
link adjustment
nut on that side.
• To lower one side of mower,
loosen
lift
link adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE:
Each full turn of adjustment
nut
will change
mower
height
about
1/8".
• Recheck
measurements
after adjusting.
Bottom edge
Bottom edge of
mower to ground
of mower to
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• When
distance
"D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower
at front than rear, tighten
nuts "F" against
trunnion
on both front links.
• To raise front of mower,
loosen
nut "F"
from trunnion
on both front links. Tighten
nut "E" on both front links an equal
number
of turns. The two front links must
remain
equal
in length.
• When
distance
"D" is 1/8" to 1/2" lower
at front than rear, tighten
nut "F" against
trunnion
on both front links.
• Recheck
side-to-side
adjustment.
Both Front Links Should be
ual in Length
Nut "F"
Arm
Lift Link
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Adjustment
FRONT-TO-BACK
ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT:
Deck must be level side-to
side. If the following
front-to-back
adjust-
ment is necessary,
be sure to adjust
both
front links equally
so mower will stay level
side-to-side.
To obtain
the best cutting
results,
the
mower
housing
should
be adjusted
so that
the front is approximately
1/8" to 1/2" lower
than the rear when the mower
is in its
highest
position.
Check
adjustment
on right side of trac-
tor. Measure
distance
"D" directly
in front
and behind
the mandrel
at bottom
edge of
mower
housing
as shown.
• Before
making
any necessary
adjust-
ments, check
that both front links are
equal in length.
• If links are not equal
in length,
adjust
one link to same
length
as other link.
• To lower front of mower
loosen
nut "E"
on both front links an equal number
of
turns.
Front Links
TO REPLACE
MOWER
BLADE
DRIVE
BELT
The mower
blade drive belt may be re-
placed
without
tools.
Park the tractor
on
level surface.
Engage
parking
brake.
BELT REMOVAL
-
1.
Remove
mower
from tractor
(See "TO
REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of
manual).
2.
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys
and
idler pulleys.
3.
Pull belt away from mower.
BELT INSTALLATION
-
1. Work belt around
both mandrel
pulleys
and idler pulleys
2.
Make sure belt is in all pulley
grooves
and inside all belt guides.
3.
Install mower
(See "To Install Mower"
in
this section
of this manual).
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