Operation Manual

LevelingtheMowerfrom
Side-to-Side
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.Checkthe
side-to-sidelevelwheneveryouinstallthemowerorifyou
noticethatyourlawnhasanunevenappearance.
1.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside(Figure43).
Figure43
Topandsideviewsofmowerhousing
1.Bladessidetoside3.Measurehere
2.Outsideedgesofblades
2.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesandtheat
surface(Figure43).Ensurethatthemeasurementsare
within3mmofeachother.Iftheyarenot,gotothe
nextstep.
3.Loosenthenutsonthefrontandrearadjustablelinks
(locatedontherightsideofthemower)sothatthe
linksarefreetomovethroughthetrunnions(Figure44
andFigure45).
Figure44
Frontadjustablelink(viewfromfrontofmachine)
1.Frontadjustablelink3.Trunnion
2.Nuts
Figure45
Rearadjustablelink(viewfromrightsideofmachine)
1.Rearadjustablelink3.Trunnion
2.Nuts
4.Raiseorlowertherightsideofthemowerhousingby
turningthenutsuntilthedistancefromtheoutside
edgesofthebladestotheatsurface(Figure43)are
within3mmofeachother,andtightenthenutsonthe
frontandrearadjustablelinks.
CheckingandSettingthe
CuttingHeight
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Checkthefront-to-rearblade
slope.(Alsocheckitwheneveryouinstall
themower.)
Beforeyouchecktheslope,inatethefrontandreartiresto
therecommendedairpressure;refertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.Ifthefrontofthemowerisnotwithin4to11mm
lowerthantherearofthemower,adjustthebladeslope.
Checkandadjustthecuttingheightofthebladeswhenever
youinstallthemower.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Ensurethattheairpressureinthetiresaresetto
therecommendedlevel;refertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
3.Disengagetheblades(PTO)andsettheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removetheignitionkey.
5.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
6.Movetheheight-of-cutlevertothemiddle(4)position.
Carefullyrotatethebladesfronttorear(Figure46).
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