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Figure 53
1. Hanger bracket 3. Side locking nut
2. Rear locking nut 4. Adjustment notches
Figure 54
Mower Decks with 2 Blades
1. Blades front to rear
2. Measure from the tip of the blade to the flat surface here
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Stop the deck at the adjusted position and tighten the
side loc_ng nut on the hanger bracket to hold the
new position (Figure 53). Tighten the rear loc_ng
nut on the hanger bracket.
10• Continue leveling the deck t)37checMng the
front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Adjusting the
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope•
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower. If the front of the mower is more than
5/16 inch (7.9 ram) lower than the rear of the mower,
adjust the blade level using the following instructions:
1• Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
, Move the motion control levers ouhvard to the
park position, stop the engine, remove the key and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3• Set the height-of-cut lever to middle position.
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Note: Check and adjust the side-to-side blade
level if you have not checked the setting; refer to
Side-to-Side Leveling.
Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front to
rear (Figure 54 and Figure 55).
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Figure 55
Mower Decks with 3 Blades
3
1. Blades front to rear 3.
2. Outside cutting edges
Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the fiat surface
(Figure 54 and Figure 55). If the front blade tip is
not 1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 ram) lower than the rear
blade tip, adjust the front locM_ut.
To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, rotate the
adjustment nut in the front of the mower (Figure 56).
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