SettingUptheCenterMowerDeck
Note:ItisbesttousetheT orotool(PartNo.
121-3874)totightenthetensioningcap.
1.Rotatethebladeoneachspindleuntiltheends
faceforwardandbackward.
2.Measurefromtheoortothefronttipofthe
cuttingedge.
3.Adjusttheshims(3mmor1/8inch)onthefront
casterfork(s)tomatchtheheight-of-cutdecal
(Figure29);refertoAdjustingtheHeightofCut
(page26).
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Figure29
1.Tensioningcap4.Topaxle-mountinghole
2.Spacers5.Casterwheel
3.Shims
SettingUptheSideMowerDecks
1.Rotatethebladeofeachspindleuntiltheends
faceforwardandbackward.
2.Measurefromtheoortothefronttipofthe
cuttingedge.
3.Adjusttheshims(3mmor1/8inch)onfront
casterarm(s)tomatchtheheight-of-cutdecal
(Figure30).
Note:Fortheoutsidebladespindleonly,refer
toAdjustingtheMower-DeckPitch(page81).
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Figure30
1.Frontcasterarm
3.Frontcasterfork
2.Shims
MatchingtheHeightofCut
BetweenMowerDecks
1.Positionthebladesidetosideontheoutside
spindleofbothsidemowerdecks.
Note:Measurefromtheoortothetipofthe
cuttingedgeonbothunitsandcompare.These
numbersshouldbewithin3mm(1/8inch)of
eachother.Makenoadjustmentatthistime.
2.Positionthebladesidetosideonthe
insidespindleofthesidemowerdeckand
correspondingoutsidespindleofthefront
mowerdeck.
Note:Measurefromtheoortothetipof
thecuttingedgeontheinsideedgeofside
mowerdecktothecorrespondingoutsideedge
offrontmowerdeckandcompare.Theside
mower-deckmeasurementshouldbewithin3
mm(1/8inch)ofthefrontmowerdeck.
Note:All3mowerdeckcasterwheelsshould
remainonthegroundwithcounterbalance
applied.
Note:Ifadjustmentsneedtobemadetomatch
thecutbetweenthefrontandsidemowerdecks,
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