$ERVmCE A ADJU ,, - , ....... . ............. ,,, CAUTION; BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS; Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. = Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position. o Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position. Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key. Make sure the blades and all moving parts Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug plug. o o have completely stopped. and place wire where it cannot come in contact with TRACTOR TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 18) Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or driveway.
Make sure tires are propedy inflated (See "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual), If tires are over or underinflated, you will not proper)y adjust your mower° Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position° o Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting, Lower mower to its lowest position. o Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas- sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from bracket. SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 18 and 19) ° Raise mower to its highest position° ° Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both sides of mower should be the same.
o Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at deck and disengage arms from deck. ° Raise attachment lift to its highest position_ ° Remove two retainer springs from each front link and remove links. ° If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one side of mower onlyo o Slide mower forward and remove belt from electdc clutch pulley° o To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment nut on that side. o Slide mower out from under right side of tractor. IMPORTANT; IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR, REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS ° To lower one side of mower, loosen lift link adjustment nut on that sider NOTE:
Each half turn of adjustment nutwill change mower height about 3/16". ° Recheck measurements after adjusting. TO iNSTALL MOWER BOTTOM BOTTOM OF CURL OF CURL Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the Assembly section of this manual FRONT SUSPENSION BRACKET, SUSPENSION ARMS ADJUSTMENT NUTS LIFT LINKS FIG. 19 CHASSIS BRACKET ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY FRONT SUSPENSION BRACKET RETAINER RETAINER SPRING .FRONT MOWER BRACKET ANTI-SWAY RETAINER BAR SPRINGS FIG. 18 21