9.
Turn tractor
steering
wheel
to the left
as far as it will go.
10. Slide mower
out from under
right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Follow
procedure
described
in "INSTALL
MOWER
AND DRIVE
BELT" in the As-
sembly
section
of this manual.
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
properly.
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.
NOTE:
As desired,
you can raise the low
side of mower
or lower the high side.
2.
Go to side of mower you wish to adjust.
3.
With a 3/4" or adjustable
wrench,
turn
lift link adjustment
nut (A) to the left
to lower the mower,
or, to the right to
raise the mower.
Turn nut right
to raise mower
Turn nut left
to lower mower
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.
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4.
If adjustment
is necessary,
see steps 2
and 3 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.
_IL 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.
NOTE:
Each full turn of adjustment
nut will
change
mower
height
about 3/16".
4.
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.
_lb CAUTION:
Blades
are sharp.
Protect
your hands
with gloves and/or
wrap blade
with heavy cloth.
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• 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
(Itighten)
to raise the front of mower,
or,
counterclockwise
(loosen)
to lower the
front mower.