3. Chec k the air pressure of all four tires . If
needed, adjust to the recommended inflation;
refer to Chec king the Tire Pressure in
Dri v e System Maintenance , pag e 30 .
4. Set the height-of-cut lev er to position D
[3 inc h (76 mm)].
5. Carefully rotate the blade(s) side to side
( Figure 42 ). Measure betw een the outside
cutting edg es and the flat surface ( Figure 42 ).
If both measurements are not within 3/16 inc h
(5 mm), an adjustment is required; contin ue
with this procedure .
Figure 42
1. Blades side to side 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
6. R emo v e the hair pin cotter and w asher from
the lev eling brac k et ( Figure 43 ).
7. T o lev el the blade(s), re position the lev eling
brac k et(s) in a different hole and install the
w asher and hair pin cotter . ( Figure 43 and
Figure 44 ). A front hole lo w ers the blade
height and a rear hole raises its height. Adjust
both sides as required.
Figure 43
42 inch leveler bracket shown
1. Hairpin cotter and washer 3. Front hole
2. Leveling bracket 4. Rear hole
Figure 44
38 inch leveler bracket shown
1. Hairpin cotter and washer 3. Front hole
2. Leveling bracket 4. Rear hole
8. Chec k the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Adjusting the F ront-to-R ear Blade Slope .
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Chec k the front-to-rear blade lev el any time y ou
install the mo w er . If the front of the mo w er is
more than 5/16 inc h (7.9 mm) lo w er than the
rear of the mo w er , adjust the blade lev el using the
follo wing instr uctions:
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers outw ard to the
park position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey ,
and w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before
lea ving the operating position.
3. Chec k the air pressure of all four tires . If
needed, adjust to the recommended inflation;
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