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Figure 56
Mower Decks with 3 Blades
1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
5. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat surface
(Figure 56). If the front blade tip is not 1.6-7.9 mm
(1/16-5/16 inch) lower than the rear blade tip, adjust
the front locknut.
6. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, rotate the
adjustment nut in the front of the mower (Figure 57).
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Figure 57
1. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block
7. To raise the front of the mower, tighten the adjustment
nut. To lower the front of the mower, loosen the
adjustment nut.
8. After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope again.
Continue adjusting the nut until the front blade tip is
1.6-7.9 mm (1/16-5/16 inch) lower than the rear blade
tip (Figure 56).
9. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct check the
side-to-side level of the mower again; refer to Leveling
the Mower from Side-to-Side.
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3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
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3. Lock nut
Removing the Mower
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. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest position.
4. Remove the hairpin cotter from the front support rod
and remove the rod from the deck bracket (Figure
58). Carefully lower the front of the mower deck to
the ground.
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1. Front support rod
2. Locking nut
5. Lift the mower deck and hanger brackets clear of
the rear lift rod and lower the mower carefully to the
ground (Figure 59).
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Figure 58
3. Deck bracket
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