3. Loosen the screw at the front of eac h skid
(2 skids on Guardian dec ks and 1 skid on
side-disc harg e dec ks).
Figure 22
1. Screw
3. Skid
2. Flange-head bolt
4. Nut
4. R emo v e the flang e-head bolts and n uts from
eac h skid.
5. Mo v e eac h skid to the desired position and
secure them with the flang e-head bolts and
n uts .
Note: Only use the top or center sets of holes
to adjust the skids . T he bottom holes are used
when switc hing sides on a Guardian mo w er
dec k, at whic h time they become the top holes
on the other side of the mo w er .
6. T or que the screw at the front of eac h skid to
80 to 100 in-lb (9 to 11 N ⋅ m).
Adjusting the Rear Anti-Scalp Rollers
W henev er y ou c hang e the height-of-cut, adjust the
height of the rear anti-scalp rollers .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position, and set
the parking brak e .
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the Slo w 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. After adjusting the height-of-cut, adjust the
rollers b y remo ving the flang e n ut, bushing,
spacer , and bolt ( Figure 23 ).
Figure 23
1. Flange nut
4. Spacer
2. Bushing 5. Bolt
3. Anti-scalp roller
4. Select a hole so the anti-scalp roller is
positioned to the nearest cor responding
height-of-cut desired ( Figure 24 ).
Figure 24
1. 1-1/2 inches (38 mm) 3. 2-1/2 inches (63 mm)
2. 2 inches (51 mm) 4. 3 inches (76 mm) and
higher
5. Install the flang e n ut bushing, spacer , and bolt.
T or que to 40-45 ft-lb (54-61 N ⋅ m) ( Figure 23 ).
Adjusting the Rollers
Mount the rollers in the lo w er position when
operating in height of cuts higher than 2-1/2
inc hes (64 mm) and in the higher position when
operating in height of cuts lo w er than 2-1/2 inc hes
(64 mm).
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