Operation Manual

3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
7.Movetheheight-of-cutlevertothelowestposition.
8.Ifthemulchplugisinstalled,removeit;referto
RemovingtheMulchPlug.
9.Removethebeltfromtheclutchpulley(Figure40).
Figure40
1.Links3.Belt—indicatedatthe
pointaroundclutchpulley
(notshown)
2.Frontlinkage
10.Removethe2boltsandnutsfromthefrontlinkage,
andpullapartthefrontlinkagetoremoveitfromthe
machine.
11.Removethepinsfromthe4rearlinksandremovethe
linksfromthetractor(Figure40).
Note:Youcanleavethelinksattachedtothemower
asshownin(Figure40).
12.Liftuponthemowerendofthedischargechutetofree
themowerfromthenotchesinthedischargechute.
13.Pullthemowerdeckoutfromundertheleftsideof
themachine.
InstallingtheMower
ReversetheprocedureforRemovingtheMower.
AdjustingtheFront-to-Rear
BladeSlope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladeslopewheneveryouinstallthe
mower.
1.Measurethedistancebetweenthefronttipoftheleft
bladeandtheatsurface(Figure41).Repeatforthe
reartipoftheleftblade.
Figure41
Topandsideviewsofmowerhousing
1.Bladesfronttorear
3.Measurehere
2.Fronttipofleftblade4.Reartipofleftblade
Note:Thedistancefromthefronttipoftheleftblade
totheatsurfaceshouldbeapproximately6mmlower
thanthedistancefromthereartipoftheleftbladeand
theatsurface.Ifso,gotoLevelingtheMowerfrom
Side-to-Side.Otherwise,gotothenextstep.
2.Toobtaintheproperheightdistancebetweenthefront
andreartipsoftheleftblade,adjustthelengthofthe
linkingrod(locatedontheleftsideofthemachine)
(Figure42).
Figure42
Viewfromleftsideofmachine
1.Linkingrod2.Nuts
Note:Shortenthelinkingrodtodecreasetheblade
slope;extendthelinkingrodtoincreasethebladeslope.
3.Ensurethatthefront-to-rearbladeslopeiscorrect,
thenchecktheside-to-sidelevelofthemower;referto
LevelingtheMowerfromSide-to-Side.
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