Groundsmaster 4100--D/4110--DCutting Deck
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4. Position upper end of links to center cutting deck
brackets.
5. Alignupperendoflinkswithmountingholesincenter
deck.Whileinstallingpivotpinstocenterdeckandlinks,
insert spacers and washers as follows:
A. Placeone(1)hardenedspacer(item42)oneach
side of the front link. Use two (2) thrust washers on
rear side of assembly so that link is snug between
deck brackets. Additional thrust washers should be
installed, if necessary, to remove excess clearance.
B. Place one(1)thrustwasher(item6)oneachside
of rear link. Clearance between rear link and deck
bracket is acceptable.
6. Secure pins with carriage screw and flange head
screw.
7. Install cap screw (item 29) to pivot pin on both links.
Capscrewonrearlinkuses aflatwasher(item28).Cap
screw on front link also secures hose guide (item 38).
8. Position liftcylinderto thewingdeck (Fig.7).Secure
cylinder with cap screw and lock nut.
9. Install hydraulic motor to cutting deck (see Cutting
DeckMotorInstallation in the Service and Repairs Sec-
tion of Chapter 4 -- Hydraulic System).
10.Fully raise wing deck, stop engine and remove key
from the ignition switch. Secure flex shield to wing deck
with shield strap and three (3) washer head screws.
Lower wing deck.
11.Lowerwingdeckandinspectdecklatchassemblyto
insure that front link is locked when the wing deck is in
theloweredposition.Thereshouldbeagapfrom0.060”
to0.090”(1.5to2.2mm)betweenthearmlatchactuator
andthelatch pivot (Fig. 8). Ifgap is incorrect, adjust link
position by repositioning the location of the hardened
spacers(item42)andthrustwashers(item6).Atamini-
mum,theremustbeone(1)hardenedspacerpositioned
to the rear of the front link.
12.Lubricategreasefittingsoncuttingdeckandliftcom-
ponents.
13.Check distance between inner deck blade on wing
deckandouterdeckbladeoncenterdeck.Distancebe-
tween blades should be 0.380” to 0.620” (9.7 to 15.7
mm) (Fig. 9). If blade distance is incorrect, loosen hex
jam nut (item 32) on rear link assembly and adjust cap
screw(item 31).Tightenjamnut when bladedistanceis
correct.
14.Checkoperationofwingdeckpositionswitch.Adjust
if necessary (see Wing Deck Position Switches in the
Adjustments section of Chapter 5 -- Electrical System).
15.Secure switch shield (item 50) to center deck.