TO LEVEL
MOWER
Make
sure tires are properly
inflated to the
PSI shown on tires.
Iftires
are over or under
inflated, it may affect the appearance
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,
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 alltires
properly
inflated, parktractor
on level ground
or driveway.
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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 bethe 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,
adjustifneces-
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.
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 ofthe blade.
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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.
Tighten adjust nut
Loosen adjust
B to raise mower
nut B to lower
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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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