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WARNING
Never attempt to
make any adjust=
merits while the
engine is running,
except where speci-
fied in the operator's
manual
_ever attempt to
_djuat the brakes
while the engine
isrunning. Nways
disengage PTO, move
shift lever intoneutraJ
position, atop engine
and removekey to
prevent unintended
starting.
Figure 14
Figure 15
WARNING: Never attempt to
make any adjustments whiJe
the engine is running, except
where specified in the operator's
manual.
Leveling the Deck
NOTE:Checkthe tractor'stire pressurebeforeperform-
inganydecklevelingadiustments,Referto Tires on
page24 forinformationregardingtire pressure,
Front To Rear
Thefrontof thecuttingdeckis supportedbya stabilizer
barthatcanadiustedto levelthedeckfromfrontto rear,
Thefrontof thedeckshouldbebetween1/4-inchand
3/8-inchlowerthanthe rearofthedeck,Adiustif
necessaryasfollows:
thatit isparallelwiththe tractor,
2, Measurethe distancefromthe frontof the bladetip to
thegroundandthe rearofthe bladetip tothe ground,
Thefirst measurementtakenshouldbebetween
1/4"and3/8" lessthanthe secondmeasurement,
Determinetheapproximatedistancenecessaryfor
properadiustmentandproceed,ifnecessary,to the
nextstep,
3, Locatetheiam nutandlocknutonthefrontsideof the
stabilizerbracket,SeeFigure14,Afterlooseningthe
iamnut:
Tightenthelocknutto raisethefrontofthe deck;
Loosenthe locknut tolowerthefrontof thedeck,
4, Retightenthe iamnut loosenedearlierwhenproper
adiustmentisachieved,
Side to Side
If thecutting deckappearstobemowingunevenly,aside
tosideadiustmentcanbeperformed,Adiustif necessary
asfollows:
1, Withthetractorparkedona firm,levelsurface,place
thedeckliftleverin thetop notch(highestposition)
androtatebothbladesso thattheyare perpendicular
withthetractor,
2, Measurethe distancefromthe outsideof the leftblade
tipto thegroundandthe distancefromtheoutsideof
therightbladetipto the ground,Bothmeasurements
takenshouldbeequal If they'renot,proceedtothe
nextstep,
3, Loosen,butdo NOTremove,the hexcapscrewon
theleftdeckhangerbracket,SeeFigure15,
4, Balancethe deckbyusingawrenchto turnthe
adiustmentgear(foundimmediatelybehindthehex
capscrewiust loosened)clockwise/uporcounter-
clockwise/down,Thedeckis properlybalancedwhen
bothbladetip measurementstakenearlierareequal,
5, Retightenthe hexcapscrewon theleftdeckhanger
bracketwhenproperadiustmentis achieved,
Parking Brake Adjustment
,_ll, WARNING: Never attempt to ad-
just the brakes while the engine is
running. Always disengage PTO,
move shift lever into neutral posi-
tion, stop engine and remove key
to prevent unintended starting.
If thetractordoes notcometo a completestop whenthe
brakepedaliscompletelydepressed,orif thetractor's
rearwheelscanroll withthe parkingbrakeapplied,the
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