Front Castor Wheels
1. Remove lynch pin from spindle shaft and slide spindle
out
of front castor arm. Slide spacers onto spindle shaft
to get desired height of cut.
2. Push castor spindle through front castor arm install
remain
ing spacers onto spindle and install lynch pin to
secure assembly.
NOTE: Make sure washer remains on bottom of spindle
sh
aft.
Figure 5
1. Front castor wheel
2. Lynch pin
3. Spacers
4. Washer
Rear Castor Wheels
1. Remove hairpin cotter and H.O.C. pin securing rear
c
astor pivot arm to deck bracket.
2. Align the pivot arm holes with selected height of cut
bracket holes in the deck frame, install H.O.C. pin and
secure with hairpin cotter.
1
1
4
3
2
Figure 6
1. Rear castor pivot
Rear Deck Straps
1. Lower center and wing cutting units to the ground,
the
n raise center cutting unit slightly, until rear deck
straps hang freely on lift arm brackets. Stop engine after
cutting unit is raised.
2. Remove hairpin cotter and H.O.C. pin securing rear
d
eck strap to H.O.C. bracket on deck.
3. Slide deck strap forward or backward until holes in
strap are aligned with selected height of cut bracket
holes in the deck frame, install H.O.C. pin and secure
with hairpin cotter.
Figure 7
1
1. Rear deck straps
2. Lift arm brackets
Cutting Unit
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Rev. A
Adjustments