Maintenance
Adjustments
Note:DisengagePTO,shutoffengine,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,engageparkingbrake,and
removekeybeforeservicing,cleaning,ormakingany
adjustmentstotheunit.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerdeckforserviceor
maintenancerelyingsolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjackscouldbedangerous.The
mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmaynotbeenough
supportormaymalfunctionallowingtheunitto
fall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstandsor
equivalentsupport.
DeckLeveling
1.Positionthemoweronaatsurface.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
3.Checkthetirepressureinthedrivetires.Proper
inationpressurefortiresis13psi(90kPa).
Adjustifnecessary.
4.Positionthetransportlockinthelatching
position.
5.Carefullyrotatethebladesfromsidetoside.
6.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure65).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuewiththisprocedure.
Figure65
1.Bladessidetoside2.Measurehere
7.Setanti-scalprollerstotopholesorremove
completelyforthisadjustment.
8.For60InchDecksOnly:
A.Raisethedecktothetransport(5inch(12.7
cm)cuttingheight)position.
B.Slowlyloosentheadjustingscrewonthe
liftassistspringuntilthescrewcanbe
removed(seeFigure66).Savethescrewfor
reinstallation.
Figure66
1.Adjustingscrew
3.Setgapto3/4–7/8inch
(19–22mm)
2.Bracket
9.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothe3inch(76mm)
position.Placetwo“B”thickblocks(seeBlock
HeightandRakeTable)undertherearedgeofthe
cuttingdeckskirt;oneoneachsideofthecutting
deck.Placetwo“A”thickblocksundereachside
ofthefrontedgeofthedeck,butnotunderthe
anti-scalprollerbrackets.
SandE-Series—BlockHeightandRakeTable
Deck
Size
FrontBlock
Height“ A ”
RearBlock
Height“B”
Rake“R”
48,
52,&
60
2.56inches
(6.5cm)
2.81inches
(7.1cm)
1/16–5/16inch
(1.6–7.9mm)
60R
2.63inches
(6.7cm)
2.63inches
(6.7cm)
0–1/8inch
(0–3.2mm)
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