TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflated to the
PSIshown ontires. Iftires areoveror under
inflated,it mayaffectthe appearanceof 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, determine
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 rig
to raise mower
Turn nut left
to lower mower
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.
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
distanceshould
bethe sameon
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 neces-
sary 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
position.
_L, 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
(Itighten) to raise the front of mower, or,
counterclockwise
(loosen)
to lower the
front mower.
Tighten adjust nut
B to raise mower
Loosen adjust
nut B to lower
mower
Loosen jam nut A first
NOTE:
Each full turn of the adjustment
nut
will change mower height about 1/8".
Recheck measurements,
adjust if neces-
sary until front tip of blade is 1/8" to 1/2"
lower than the rear tip.
Hold adjustment nut in position with wrench
and tighten jam nut securely against ad-
justment nut.
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