refer to Chec king the Tire Pressure in
Dri v e System Maintenance , pag e 30 .
4. Chec k and adjust the side-to-side blade lev el
if y ou ha v e not c hec k ed the setting; refer to
Lev eling the Mo w er from Side-to-Side .
5. Measure the length of the rod extending out of
the adjusting bloc k on the sides of the c hassis
( Figure 45 ).
6. If the rod length is not a 3/4 inc h (19 mm),
remo v e the hair pin cotter and w asher from the
end of the adjusting rod ( Figure 45 ) and tur n
the rod until the 3/4 inc h (19 mm) dimension
is obtained.
7. Install the end of the rod into the hole in the
mo w er mount and secure it with the w asher
and hair pin cotter .
Figure 45
38 inch leveler bracket shown
1. Leveling bracket 3. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block 4. Hairpin cotter and washer
8. R e peat ste ps 5 through 7 for the opposite side
of the mo w er .
9. Set the height-of-cut at position D [3 inc h
(76 mm)] and carefully rotate the blades so
they are facing front to rear ( Figure 46 ).
10. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the
flat surface and the tip of the rear blade to the
flat surface ( Figure 46 ). If the front blade tip
is not 1/16-5/16 inc h (1.6-7.9 mm) lo w er than
the rear blade tip , adjust the front loc kn uts .
Figure 46
1. Blades front to rear 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
11. T o adjust the front-to-rear blade slope , remo v e
the loc kn uts and then rotate the adjustment
n uts in the front of the mo w er ( Figure 47 ).
12. T o raise the front of the mo w er , tighten the
adjustment n uts . T o lo w er the front of the
mo w er , loosen the adjustment n uts .
13. After adjusting both adjustment n uts ev enly ,
c hec k the front-to-rear slope ag ain. Contin ue
adjusting the n uts until the front blade tip is
1/16-5/16 inc h (1.6-7.9 mm) lo w er than the
rear blade tip ( Figure 47 ).
Note: After adjusting the adjustment n uts ,
mak e sure there is no slac k in either suppor t
rod ( Figure 48 ). Tighten either one to remo v e
the slac k ( Figure 47 ).
Figure 47
1. Locknut and adjusting nut 3. Adjustment nut
2. Front tire
4. Lock nut
14. W hen the front-to-rear blade slope is cor rect,
tighten the loc k n uts and c hec k the side-to-side
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