Figure 71
8.
Install the washer and hairpin cotter
9.
Repeat steps
6
through
the machine.
10.
Check the side-to-side level again; repeat this
procedure until the measurements are correct.
11.
Continue leveling the mower deck by checking
the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope (page
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(Figure
71).
8
for the other side of
Checking
48).
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
1.
Rotate the adjustment nut in the front of the
mower
(Figure
1. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block
2.
To raise the front of the mower, tighten the
adjustment nut.
3.
To lower the front of the mower, loosen the
adjustment nut.
4.
After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope
again, continue adjusting the nut until the front
blade tip is 1.6 to 7.9 mm (1/16 to 5/16 inch)
lower than the rear blade tip
5.
When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct,
check the side-to-side level of the mower again;
refer to
Checking the Side-to-Side Level (page
47).
Removing the Mower Deck
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and move the
motion-control levers outward to the P
position.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest
position.
4.
Loosen the bottom 2 bolts holding the
mower-deck curtain to the mower deck. Refer to
Releasing the Mower-Deck Curtain (page
50
72).
Figure 72
3. Adjustment nut
(Figure
66).
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ARK
33).