Adjustments
CAUTION
Neverinstallorworkonthecuttingdecksorliftarmswiththeengine
running.Alwaysstopengineandremovekeyfromignitionswitch
rst.
SeetheCuttingDeckOperator’sManualforadjustmentproceduresforcutting
decksontheGroundsmaster4500-DandGroundsmaster4700-D.
BladeStoppingTime
Thebladesofthecuttingdecksaretocometoacompletestopinapproximately
ve(5)secondsafterthePTOisdisengaged.
Note:Makesurethedecksareloweredontoacleansectionofturforhard
surfacetoavoiddustanddebris.
Toverifythisstoppingtime,haveasecondpersonstandbackfromthemachine
atleasttwenty(20)feetandwatchthebladeononeofthecuttingdecks.Have
themachineoperatordisengagethePTOandrecordthetimeittakesforthe
cuttingdeckbladetocometoacompletestop.Ifthistimeisgreaterthanseven
(7)seconds,thedeckcontrolmanifoldbrakingvalve(RV)mayneedadjustment.
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