Operator's Manual

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Figure60
1.Hangerbracket
3.Sidelockingnut,slotted
position.
2.Rearlockingnut4.Adjustmentnotches
9.Loosenthesidelockingnutonthehangerbracket
justenoughtoallowthehangertobeadjusted
(Figure60).Usethenotchesontheweldedbracket
tomeasuretheamountofadjustment.Eachnotch
surfaceisequivalentto0.25inch,whileasingleside
is0.125inch(
Figure61).Adjusttheheightofthe
mowerdecktothedesiredheight.
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Figure61
1.0.25inch2.0.125inch
10.Stopthedeckattheadjustedpositionandtightenthe
sidelockingnutonthehangerbrackettoholdthe
newposition(Figure60).Tightentherearlocking
nutonthehangerbracket.
11.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
Front-to-RearBladeSlope.
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
5/16inch(7.9mm)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
Note:Checkandadjusttheside-to-sideblade
levelifyouhavenotcheckedthesetting;referto
Side-to-SideLeveling.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacingfrontto
rear(
Figure62andFigure63).
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Figure62
MowerDeckswith2Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear
2.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurfacehere
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Figure63
MowerDeckswith3Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
2.Outsidecuttingedges
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