Checking the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower. If the front of the mower is more than
7.9 mm (5/16 inch) lower than the rear of the mower,
adjust the blade level.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and move the
motion-control levers outward to the P
position.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Set the height of cut to 76 mm (3 inches).
4.
Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing
front to rear
(Figure
5.
Measure from the tip of the front blade to the
flat surface and the tip of the rear blade to the
flat surface
(Figure
Note:
If the front blade tip is not 1.6 to 7.9 mm
(1/16 to 5/16 inch) lower than the rear blade
tip, continue to the
Blade Slope (page 43)
Figure 60
1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
Leveling from Side to Side
1.
Move to the left side of the machine.
2.
Set the anti-scalp rollers to the top holes or
remove them completely for this procedure; refer
to
Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers (page
3.
Set the height-of-cut lever to the 76 mm (3 inch)
position; refer to
(page
22).
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60).
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Checking the Front-to-Rear
procedure.
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here.
Adjusting the Height of Cut
4.
Place 2 blocks, each having a thickness of 6.6
cm (2-5/8 inches), under each side of the front
edge of the deck but not under the anti-scalp
roller brackets
5.
Place 2 blocks, each having a thickness of 7.3
cm (2-7/8 inches), under the rear edge of the
cutting deck skirt, 1 on each side of the cutting
deck
(Figure
1. Wood block—6.6 cm
(2-5/8 inches) thick
6.
Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the
lower lift-arm pin
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(Figure
61).
61).
Figure 61
2. Wood block—7.3 cm
(2-7/8 inches) thick
(Figure
62).
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