5.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item3)onall
fourcornerssothatthedeckissittingsecurelyonall
fourblocks(Figure66andFigure67).
Figure66
48and54inchMowerDecks
1.Deckliftarm4.Slotindeckhanger
2.Deckhanger
5.Slotinreardeckhanger
bracket
3.Levelingadjustlockingnut6.Reardeckhangerbracket
Figure67
60inchMowerDecks
1.Deckliftarm
3.Levelingadjustlockingnut
2.Deckhanger
4.Slotindeckhanger
6.Ensurethatthedeckhangersareallthewaydown(at
thetopoftheslot)andthedeckliftfootleverispushed
backagainstthestop(Figure66andFigure67).
7.Tightenthefourlevelingadjustlockingnuts
(Figure66andFigure67).
8.Checkthatblockstjustsnuglyunderthedeckskirt.
Makesureallattachmentboltsaretight
9.Verifythatthedeckislevelbycheckingtheside-to-side
levelandfront-to-rearbladeslope;repeatthedeck
levelingprocedureifnecessary.
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,blades
slippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksand
cracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemower
beltifanyoftheseconditionsisevident.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalledandcan
causepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
RemovingtheBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarksandcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyof
theseconditionsisevident.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)height-of-cut
position.
4.Removethebeltcovers(
Figure68).
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