TO LEVEL
MOWER
HOUSING
Adjust
the mower while tractor
is parked
on level ground
or driveway.
Make sure
tires are properly
inflated
(See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section
of this
manual).
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".
6.0 Recheck
measurements
after ad-
justing.
Check adjustment on right side of tractor.
Measure distance "D" directly in front of
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.
• 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 num-
ber 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.
Bottom Edge of
Bottom Edge of
Mower to Ground
Mower to Ground
Mandrel
"D ....
D":
Suspension
Arm
Lift Link
ustment
Nut
BOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN
LENGTH
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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.
Front
Trunnion
Links
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