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Section 4 - ADJUSTMENT & REPAIR
4.2.4. ADJUSTING MOWER BLADE - 33" DECK
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MEASURE THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN DECK LIP AND
BLADE TIP
4.2.5. 33" DECK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT (SIDE TO SIDE)
NOTE: Adjust tire pressure, 12 P.S.I. front and rear, before
adjusting deck.
1. Move tractor to a firm, level surface.
2. Turn engine "OFF". Remove key.
3. Place a piece of angle iron under center rear of deck.
4. Remove hair pins and washers securing rear of deck
to sector plates. See Figure 4.7.
5. Slide sector off of pins and carefully lower deck onto
angle iron.
6. Rotate blade(s) until blade tips are at each side of
deck.
7. Measure distance from blade tip to floor on each side
of deck. Blade tips should be within 1/8" of each other for
the deck to be considered level. See Figure 4.8.
SECTOR PLATE
FIGURE 4.5
WARNING
DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance or
service with the engine or blade running. STOP
blade. STOP engine. Set brake. Remove key. Remove
spark plug wire from spark plug and secure wire
away from spark plug. Engine and components can
be extremely hot. Avoid burns by allowing engine and
components sufficient time to cool.
NOTE: On 33" decks, the measurement between the blade
tip and deck lip should be 5/16".
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with blade tip "B'.
6. If measurement between blade tips and deck are
different and there is more than 1/16" difference between
blade tip measurements, adjust blade as follows:
a. Loosen jam-nuts on blade bar.
b. Adjust jack screws "IN" or "OUT" until blade
tip measurements are within 1/16" of each other.
See Figure 4.6.
c. Tighten jam-nuts.
LOOSEN JAM NUTS, ADJUST
JACK SCREWS "IN" OR "OUT"
TO LEVEL BLADE WITH DECK
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SIDE VIEW OF DECK
FIGURE 4.6
WASHER
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TIPS TO FLOOR
FIGURE 4.7
33" DECK SHOWN
SIDE TO SIDE VIEW
FROM BLADE
FIGURE 4.8
8. If measurement differs more than 1/8", adjust as
follows:
a. Loosen front liftarm pivot bolt on front of right side rail.
See Figure 4.9.
LOOSEN PIVOT BOLT _
LOOSENSHOULDER-- . _
BOLT _ _ _ _ e
° _ _ AS REQUIRED
FIGURE 4.9
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