6. Support the weight of mower deck by placing wood
blocks under the edges of the deck.
Note: Avoid placing the supports under any
anti-scalp rollers if present on the deck.
7. Move to the left side of the machine. Remove the
side carriage bolt and locking nut from the fixed
position and install it into the rear, slotted position
(Figure 49). Leave the lock nut slightly loose.
5
3
4
1. Hanger bracket
2. Slotted adjustment
position
3. Fixed position
8. Loosen the rear locking nut on the hanger bracket
just enough to allow the hanger to be adjusted
(Figure 49).
3
4
1. Hanger bracket
2. Rear locking nut
9. Use the notches on the welded bracket to measure
the amount of adjustment. Each notch surface is
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1
2
Figure 49
4. Side locking nut.
5. Side carriage bolt
1
2
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Figure 50
3. Side locking nut, slotted
position.
4. Adjustment notches
equivalent to 0.25 inch, while a single side is 0.125
inch (Figure 51). Adjust the height of the mower
deck to the desired height.
1
2
1. 0.25 inch
10. Stop the deck at the adjusted position and tighten the
rear locking nut on the hanger bracket to hold the
new position (Figure 50). Tighten the side locking
nut on the hanger bracket.
11. Continue leveling the deck by checking the
front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Adjusting the
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope.
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower. If the front of the mower is more than
5/16 inch (7.9 mm) lower than the rear of the mower,
adjust the blade level using the following instructions:
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the
park position, stop the engine, remove the key, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Set the height-of-cut lever to middle position.
Note: Check and adjust the side-to-side blade
level if you have not checked the setting; refer to
Side-to-Side Leveling.
4. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front
to rear (Figure 52).
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Figure 51
2. 0.125 inch