8.
Install the washer and hairpin cotter
9.
Repeat steps
6
through
the machine.
10.
Check the side-to-side level again; repeat this
procedure until the measurements are correct.
11.
Continue leveling the mower deck by checking
the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope (page
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade
Slope
1.
Rotate the adjustment nut in the front of the
mower
(Figure
69).
1. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block
2.
To raise the front of the mower, tighten the
adjustment nut.
Figure 68
(Figure
8
for the other side of
Checking
43).
Figure 69
3. Adjustment nut
3.
To lower the front of the mower, loosen the
adjustment nut.
4.
After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope
again, continue adjusting the nut until the front
blade tip is 1.6 to 7.9 mm (1/16 to 5/16 inch)
lower than the rear blade tip; refer to
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope (page
5.
When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct,
check the side-to-side level of the mower again;
refer to
Checking the Side-to-Side Level (page
43).
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Checking
43).