Front To Rear; Side To Side; Leveling The Deck - MTD 13AT605G755 Operator's Manual

Tract
Novor tte pt to
make any adjust:
merits while the
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engine isrunning,
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except where speci,
fled in the operator's
manual:
NOTE: Check the
tractor's tire pressure
i before performing
any deck leveling
adjustments. Refer to
Tires on page 26 for
information regarding
tire pressure.
Loosen ........... _ghten
\to
lower deck to raise
deck/
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Figure 14
Front To Rear
Thefront of the cuttingdeck is supportedbya stabilizer
bar that canadjustedto levelthe deck from frontto rear.
Thefront of the deck shouldbe between1/4-inchand
3/8-inch lowerthanthe rear of the deck.Adjustif neces-
sary as follows:
1. With the tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,place
the deck lift leverin the top notch(highestposition)
and rotatethe blade nearestthe dischargechute so
that it is parallelwith the tractor.
2. Measurethe distancefrom the front ofthe bladetip to
the groundand the rearof the blade tip to the ground.
Thefirst measurement t akenshouldbe between
1/4"and 3/8" less than thesecond measurement.
Determinethe approximate distancenecessaryfor
properadjustmentand proceed,if necessary,to the
next step.
3. Loosenthe two jam nuts,if present,on the rear sideof
the deck stabilizerbracket.
.
Locatethe two lock nuts on the front sideof the
stabilizerbracket.See Figure14.Tightenthe lock nuts
to raisethe front of the deck;loosenthe lock nuts to
lowerthe front of the deck.
NOTE:Modelswith a 42-inchdeck haveonlyONEjam
nut, washer,and lock nut.
Figure 15
__1 ARNING:Never attempt to make
any adjustments while the engineis
running,except where specified in the
operator's manual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE:Checkthe tractor'stire pressurebeforeperform-
ing anydeck levelingadjustments.Referto Tires on
page26 for informationregardingtire pressure.
5. Retightenthe two jam nuts loosenedearlierwhen
properadjustmentis achieved.
Side to Side
If the cuttingdeck appearsto be mowingunevenly,a side
to sideadjustmentcan be performed.Adjustif necessary
as follows:
1. With the tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,place
the deck lift leverin the top notch(highestposition)
and rotateboth bladesso that they are perpendicular
with the tractor.
2. Measurethe distancefrom the outsideof the left blade
tip to the groundand the distancefrom theoutside d
the rightblade tip to theground.Bothmeasurements
takenshouldbe equal. If they'renot, proceedto the
next step.
3. Loosen,butdo NOT remove,the hexcap screwon
the left deck hangerbracket.See Figure15.
4. Balancethe deck by usinga wrenchto turn the
adjustment g ear (foundimmediatelybehindthe hex
cap screwjust loosened)clockwise/upor counter-
clockwise/down. T hedeck is properlybalancedwhen
bothblade tip measurements takenearlierare equal.
5. Retightenthe hex capscrewon the left deck hanger
bracketwhenproperadjustmentis achieved.
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