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CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK
Anyfueloroil spilledonthemachineshouldbewipedoff promptly.Do
NOTallowdebristoaccumulatearoundthecoolingfinsoftheengine
oron anyotherpartofthemachine.
IMPORTANT: Theuseof apressurewasherto cleanyourtractoris
NOTrecommended.It maycausedamagetoelectricalcomponents,
spindles,pulleys,bearingsortheengine.
A screwplugcanbefoundonyourtractor'sdecksurfaceasseenin
Fig. 14.Thisplugcanbe replacedwitha waterporttobeusedaspart
ofa separately-availabledeckwashsystem.
TheDeckWashSystemTM is usedto rinsegrassclippingsfromthe
deck'sundersideandpreventthebuildupofcorrosivechemicals.
NOTE: Adeckwashsystemcanbepurchasedthroughtheretail
locationinwhichyoupurchasedthistractor.Formoreinformation,call
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
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Figure14
ADJUSTMENTS
Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhiletheengineis running,
exceptwherespecifiedin theoperator'smanual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE: Checkthetractor'stirepressurebeforeperforminganydeck
levelingadjustments.RefertoTiresinthe Servicesectionofthis
manualformoreinformationregardingtirepressure.
Front To Rear
Thefrontofthecuttingdeckissupportedbya stabilizerbarthatcan
beadjustedtolevelthedeckfromfronttorear.Thefrontofthedeck
shouldbebetween1A-inchand3A-inchlowerthantherearofthedeck.
Adjustif necessaryasfollows:
1. Withthetractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placethelever
forliftingtheplatformon thesecondtothetopnotch(second
highestposition)androtatethebladeascloseaspossibletothe
dischargechannelthat isparallelto thetractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromthefrontofthebladetiptotheground
andthe rearofthebladetipto theground.Thefirstmeasure-
menttakenshouldbe between1A"and3A"lessthanthesecond
measurement.Determinetheapproximatedistancenecessaryfor
properadjustmentandproceed,ifnecessary,tothenextstep.
3. Locatetheflangelocknutonthefrontsideofthestabilizer
bracket.SeeFig.15.
• Tightentheflangelocknuttoraisethefrontofthedeck;
Loosentheflangelocknuttolowerthefrontof thedeck.
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Figure15
Side to Side
Ifthecuttingdeckappearstobe mowingunevenly,a sideto side
adjustmentcanbeperformed.Adjustifnecessaryasfollows:
1. Withthetractorparkedona firm,levelsurface,placethedecklift
leverin thesecondfromthetopnotch(secondhighestposition)
and rotatebothbladessothat theyare perpendicularwiththe
tractor.
2. Measurethedistancefromtheoutsideoftheleft bladetiptothe
groundandthedistancefromtheoutsideoftherightbladetipto
theground.Bothmeasurementstakenshouldbeequal.Ifthey're
not, proceedto thenextstep.
3. Loosen,butdo NOTremove,thehexcap screwonthe leftdeck
hangerbracket.SeeFig. 16.
4. Balancethedeckbyusinga wrenchtoturntheadjustmentgear
(foundimmediatelybehindthehexcapscrewjust loosened)
clockwise/uporcounterclockwise/down.Thedeckis properly
balancedwhenbothbladetipmeasurementstakenearlierare
equal.
5. Retightenthehexcapscrewon theleft deck hangerbracket
whenproperadjustmentisachieved.
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