Owner's manual

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•Temporary Height-of-Cut Adjustment: Using the caster shims (or spacers)
you can adjust the blades downward temporarily .5” or 1” below the original
coarse setting as described above. This assumes that the blades are level
with two shims (or spacers) on the bottom and one shim on the top of the
caster support arm. With the blades level at this assumed starting point, you
should never move all of the shims to the bottom since that would make the
blades higher at the front.
The angle of attack of the blades should always be level or lower at the front. This makes the blade
cut the grass only once and saves fuel and wear on the whole mower. It also allows more efficient
mowing and grass catching or dispersal. If you mow in an area of the country where the lawn is very
thick and spongy you may have to set these two adjustments as they would appear on the grass and
not on a hard surface due to the tires “floating” up on or “sinking” down into the lawn.
•Fine Adjustment: Adjust the blades equally in five settings up or down 0.25” each in a 1.25” total
range. The shims on the blade bolts are moved from under the spindle to the top of the spindle. If
possible, leave at least one shim at the top and the bottom of the spindle shaft. Using the maximums
and minimums of these methods gives you a total range of 2.75” from 1.75” to 4.5” in eleven distinct
settings. The factory setting is 3” when measured to a hard floor surface at the front of the deck.
1.75” – 3.0”
2.5” – 3.75”
3.25
”
–
4.5
”
Front Caster Coarse Adjustment
3.25” – 4.5”
2.5” – 3.75”
1.75” – 3.0”
Rear Wheel Motor Coarse Adjustment
1/4” Spacers
1/2” Spacers