Exmark RADIUS - Adjusting the Blade Slope

Maintenance
X-Series—BlockHeightandRakeTable
Deck
Size
FrontBlock
Height“ A ”
RearBlock
Height“B”
Rake“R”
48,
52,&
60
2.63inches
(6.7cm)
2.88inches
(7.3cm)
1/16–5/16inch
(1.6–7.9mm)
10.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside(Figure65).
11.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item1
Figure67)onallfourcornerssothatthedeckis
sittingsecurelyonallfourblocks.Makesurethat
theslackisremovedfromthedeckhangersand
thedeckliftfootleverispushedbackagainstthe
stop,thentightenthefourlevelingadjustlocking
nuts.
Figure67
1.Levelingadjustlocking
nuts
3.Deckhanger
2.Deckliftarm4.Chain
12.Recheckthatblockstjustsnuglyunderthedeck
skirt.Makesureallattachmentboltsaretight
13.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
BladeSlope.
14.Recheckbladesforlevelnessandrepeatdeck
levelingprocedureifnecessary.
15.For60InchDecksOnly:
A.Raisethedecktothetransport(5inch(12.7
cm)cuttingheight)position.
B.Reinstalltheliftassistspringadjustingscrew
thatwasremovedinstep8.
C.Setthegapbetweenthespringandbracketto
3/4–7/8inch(19–22mm).
AdjustingtheBladeSlope
1.Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevel.Ifthefront
bladetipisnot“R”(seeBlockHeightandRake
TableinDeckLeveling)lowerthantherear
bladetip,adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowing
instructions:
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
3.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engagetheparkingbrake,stop
theengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
5.Checkandadjusttheside-to-sidebladelevelif
youhavenotcheckedthesetting;refertoDeck
Leveling.
6.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothe3inch(76mm)
position.Placetwo“B”thickblocks(seeBlock
HeightandRakeTableinDeckLeveling)under
therearedgeofthecuttingdeckskirt;oneon
eachsideofthecuttingdeck.Placetwo“A”thick
blocks(seeBlockHeightandRakeTableinDeck
Leveling)undereachsideofthefrontedgeofthe
deck,butnotundertheanti-scalprollerbrackets.
7.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item1
Figure67)onallfourcornerssothatthedeckis
sittingsecurelyonallfourblocks.Makesurethat
theslackisremovedfromthedeckhangersand
thedeckliftfootleverispushedbackagainstthe
stop,thentightenthefourlevelingadjustlocking
nuts.
8.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacingfront
torear(Figure68).
9.For60InchDecksOnly:
A.Raisethedecktothetransport(5inch(12.7
cm)cuttingheight)position.
B.Slowlyloosentheadjustingscrewonthe
liftassistspringuntilthescrewcanbe
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