TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly
inflated to
the PSI shown on tires,
if tires are over
or under inflated,
it may affect the appear-
ance of your lawn and lead you to think
the mower is not adjusted
property.
VISUAL
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
1. With all tires properly
inflated
and if
your lawn appears
unevenly
cut, de-
termine
which side of mower is cutting
lower.
2.
With a 3/4" or adjustable
wrench,
turn
lift link adjustment
nut (A) to the left to
lower LH side of mower, or, to the right
to raise LH side of mower.
Turn nut rigl
to raise mower
Turn nut left
to lower mower
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment
nut wilt
change
mower height about 3/16".
3.
Test your adjustment
by mowing some
uncut grass and visually
checking
the
appearance.
Readjust,
if necessary,
until you are satisfied
with the results.
PRECISION
SIDE-TO-SIDE
ADJUSTMENT
1. With all tires properly
inflated, park
tractor
on level ground
or driveway.
CAUTION:
Blades are sharp. Protect
your hands with gloves
and/or wrap blade
with heavy cloth.
2.
Raise mower to its highest
position.
3. At both sides of mower,
position
blade
at side and measure
the distance
(A) from bottom
edge of blade to the
ground.
The distance
should
be the
same on both sides.
A
IA
4.
If adjustment
is necessary,
see step
2 in Visual Adjustment
instructions
above,
5,
Recheck
measurements,
adjust if nec-
essary
until both sides are equal.
FRONT-TO-BACK
ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT:
Deck must be level side-
to-side_
To obtain the best cutting
results, the
mower blades should
be adjusted
so the
front tip is 1/8" to 1/2" lower than the rear
tip when the mower is in its highest posi-
tion,
CAUTION:
Blades are sharp, Protect
your hands with gloves and/or wrap blade
with heavy cloth.
• Raise mower to highest
position.
• Position
any blade so the tip is pointing
straight forward.
Measure
distance
(B)
to the ground at front and rear tip of the
blade.
• If front tip of blade is not 1/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear tip, go to the front of
tractor°
• With an 11/16" or adjustable
wrench,
loosen jam nut A several
turns to clear
adjustment
nut B.
• With a 3/4" or adjustable
wrench,
turn
front link adjustment
nut (B) clockwise
(tighten) to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise
(loosen)
to lower the
front mower
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