Maintenance
40
Side-to-Side Mower Leveling
The mower blades must be level from side to side.
Check the side-to-side level any time you install the
mower or when you see an uneven cut on your lawn.
Before you level the mower, set the air pressure in the
front and rear tires to 12 psi (.85 kPa).
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade control (PTO), shift into neutral, set
the parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
“OFF” to stop the engine.
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch and
pull the wire off the spark plug.
3. Move the height-of-cut lever (deck lift) into the
“C” notch.
4. Carefully rotate blade(s) side to side (Fig. 48).
Measure between the outside cutting edges and
the flat surface (Fig. 48). If both measurements
are not within 3/16” (4.762mm), an adjustment
is required; refer to steps 5 and 6.
Figure 48
1. Blades side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
3. Measure here
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2
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5. Remove the hair pin cotter and washer from the
leveling bracket (Fig. 49). To level the blade(s),
reposition the leveling bracket in a different hole
and install the washer and hair pin cotter.
(Fig. 49). A front hole lowers the blade height
and a rear hole raises its height. Repeat this
procedure on the opposite side.
Figure 49
1. Hair pin cotter and washer
2. Leveling bracket
3. Front hole
4. Rear hole
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6. Now check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope, page 41.
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