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Note:Whenmowingataheightofcutbelow51mm
(2-1/2inches),movetheskids,gagewheels,androllers
tothehighestholes.
Figure24
10.Toattainthe102to153mm(5to6inch)height-of
cutsettings,removethemountingboltssecuringthe
deck-hangerbracketstotheheight-ofcutcastorarms
andmountthedeck-hangerbracketstotheheight-of
cutcastorarmsusingthelowersetofholes(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Lowermountingbolts
AdjustingtheSideMowerDecks
1.Starttheengineandraisethemowerdeckssoyoucan
changetheheightofcut.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekeyafteryouraise
themowerdeck.
3.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesameholesinall
castorforks;refertothechart(Figure26)todetermine
thecorrectholesfortheheight-ofcutsetting.
Note:Topreventgrassbuildupbetweenthewheel
andthefork,operatethemachineatthe64mm(2-1/2
inch)heightofcutorhigherandinstalltheaxlebolt
inthebottomcaster-forkhole.Whenoperatingthe
machineataheightofcutlowerthan64mm(2-1/2
inches)andwhenyoudetectgrassbuildup,reversethe
directionofthemachinetopullanyclippingsaway
fromthewheelandfork.
Figure26
4.Removethetensioningcapfromthecaster-spindle
shaftandslidethecastershaftoutofthecasterarm
(Figure27).
Note:Youmayuseshimsinanycombinationabove
orbelowthecasterarmhubasrequiredtoachievethe
desiredheightofcutordecklevel.
Figure27
1.Tensioningcap4.Topaxle-mountinghole
2.Spacers(6)5.Casterwheel
3.Shims(2topand2bottom)
5.Install2shimsontotheshaftasoriginallyinstalledand
slidetheappropriatenumberofspacersontotheshaft
togetthedesiredheightofcut.
6.Pushthecastershaftthroughthecasterarm.
7.Installtheshims(asoriginallyinstalled)andthe
remainingspacersontotheshaft.
8.Installthetensioningcaptosecuretheassembly.
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