Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
Figure25
44InchDeck
1.Bladessidetoside2.Measurehere
7.Setanti-scalprollerstotopholesorremove
completelyforthisadjustment.
8.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothe3inch(76mm)
position.Placetwo“B”thickblocks(seeBlock
HeightandRakeTable)undertherearedgeofthe
cuttingdeckskirt;oneoneachsideofthecutting
deck.Placetwo“A ”thickblocksundereachside
ofthefrontedgeofthedeck,butnotunderthe
anti-scalprollerbrackets.
BlockHeightandRakeTable
Deck
Size
FrontBlock
Height“ A ”
RearBlock
Height“B”
Rake“R”
44
2.69inches
(6.8cm)
2.99inches
(7.6cm)
1/8–3/8inch
(3.2–9.5mm)
48&
52
2.77inches
(7.0cm)
2.81inches
(7.1cm)
1/16–5/16inch
(1.6–7.9mm)
9.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside
(Figure24andFigure25).
10.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item1
Figure26)onallfourcornerssothatthedeckis
sittingsecurelyonallfourblocks.Makesurethat
theslackisremovedfromthedeckhangersand
thedeckliftfootleverispushedbackagainstthe
stop,thentightenthefourlevelingadjustlocking
nuts.
Figure26
1.Levelingadjustlocking
nuts
3.Deckhanger
2.Deckliftarm4.Chain
11.Recheckthatblockstjustsnuglyunderthedeck
skirt.Makesureallattachmentboltsaretight
12.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
BladeSlope.
13.Recheckbladesforlevelnessandrepeatdeck
levelingprocedureifnecessary.
AdjustingtheBladeSlope
1.Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyou
installthemower.Ifthefrontbladetipisnot
“R”(seeBlockHeightandRakeTableinDeck
Leveling)lowerthantherearbladetip,adjustthe
bladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
3.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engagetheparkingbrake,stop
theengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
5.Checkandadjusttheside-to-sidebladelevelif
youhavenotcheckedthesetting;refertoDeck
Leveling.
6.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothe3inch(76mm)
position.Placetwo“B”thickblocks(seeBlock
HeightandRakeTableinDeckLeveling)under
therearedgeofthecuttingdeckskirt;oneon
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