Manual

LEVELINGTHEMOWERDECK
Whenleveledcorrectlythe mowerdeckshouldbe
levelsideto side,andshouldbeapproximatelya 1/8
to1/4inchlowerinthefrontofthedeck.
Sideto SideLeveling
Ifthecuttingdeckappearsto bemowingunevenly,a
sideto sideadjustmentcanbe performed.Adjustif
necessaryasfollows:
• Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,
placethedecklifthandleinthetopnotch(highest
position)androtatebothbladessothattheyare
perpendiculartothetractorframe.
• Measurethedistancefromtheoutsideleftblade
tip to the groundand the distancefrom the
outside right blade tip to the ground. The
measurementsshouldbe equal.If they'renot,
proceedtothenextstep.
• Comparethetwomeasurementsasfollows:
- Model RZT42--determinewhetherthe right
sideofthedeckmustberaisedorlowered.
- ModelRZT50--determinewhethertheleftside
ofthedeckmustberaisedorlowered.
• RZT42- 42InchDeckONLY
- Loosen,butdonotremove,thehexcapscrew
on the rightdeck hangerbracket.Referto
Figure30.
- Levelthe deckby usinga wrenchto turnthe
adjustmentgear(foundimmediatelybehindthe
hex cap screwjust loosened)clockwiseto
lower the right side of the deck, or
counterclockwiseto raisethe rightsideof the
deck.RefertoFigure30.
- Thedeckis properlyleveledwhenbothblade
tipmeasurementstakenearlierareequal.
Raise RT.
Side of Deck
A_djustment
Gear
Lower RT.
Side of Deck
%
Hex Cap
Screw
Figure 30
- Retighten the hex cap screw on the right deck
hanger bracket when proper adjustment is
achieved.
RZT50 - 50 Inch Deck ONLY
- Loosen, but do not remove, the hex cap screw
on the left deck hanger bracket. Refer to Figure
31.
- Level the deck by using a wrench to turn the
adjustment gear (found immediately behind the
hex cap screw just loosened) clockwise to raise
the left side of the deck, or counterclockwise to
lower the left side of the deck.
Lower LT. Raise LT.
Side of Deck
Side of Deck j
Adjustment Hex Cap
Gear Screw
Figure 31
- The deck is properly leveled when both blade
tip measurements taken earlier are equal.
- Retighten the hex cap screw on the left deck
hanger bracket when proper adjustment is
achieved.
Front to Back Leveling.
The front of the deck should be approximately 1/8 to
1/4 inch lower than the rear of the deck. Adjust if nec-
essary as follows:
• With the deck raised off of the ground, rotate the
blades so that they are parallel to the frame of the
tractor.
• If the side to side leveling was done correctly,
measuring just the right blade should be
acceptable to attain the correct back to front pitch
of the deck.
• Measure the distance from the front tip of the
blade to the ground and the distance from the
rear tip to the ground. The front distance should
be 1/8 to 1/4 inch less than the rear. If it is not,
proceed to the next step.
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