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TO LEVEL MOWER
Make sure tires are properly inflatedto the
PSIshown on tires. Iftires are over or under
inflated,itmay affecttheappearanceof 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. Witha3/4"oradjustablewrench,turnliftlink
adjustment nut (A) to the left to lower the
mower, or, to the right to raise the mower.
NOTE: Each full turn of adjustment nut will
change mower height about 3/16".
Turn nut right _\ Turn nut left
to raise mo_,._ \\\\\\ toj_ower mower
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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
distance should bethesameon both sides.
5. Recheck measuraments, 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.
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.
B B
• 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 adjustablewrench, turn front
link adjustment nut (B) clockwise (Itighten)
to raise the front of mower, or, counterclock-
wise (loosen) to lower the front mower.
Tighten adjust nut
B to raise mower
Loosen adiust nut
B to lower mower
4. If adjustment is necessary, see steps 2
and 3 in Visual Adjustment instructions
above.
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.
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