Adjusting the Gauge Wheels
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Insert the shoulder screw into the one of four index
holes in the front gauge wheel bracket that will give
the gauge wheel a 1/4 to 1/2 inch clearance with the
ground.
WARNING!: Keep hands and feet away from
the discharge opening of the cutting deck.
Note the index hole of the just adjusted wheel, and
adjust the other gauge wheels into the respective
index holes of the other gauge wheel brackets on the
deck.
NOTE: The deck gauge wheels are an anti-scalp feature of
the deck and are not designed to support the weight of the
cutting deck.
The mower deck cutting height can be set in any of six
height settings using the tractor’s deck lift handle. The
deck heights range from 1-1/2” to 4”. The deck gauge
wheel position should be approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch
above the ground when the deck is set in the desired
height setting.
Shoulder
Screw
FrontGauge
Wheel
Shoulder
Screw
RearGauge
Wheel
Using the lift handle, set the deck in the desired height
setting, then check the gauge wheel distance from the
ground below. If necessary adjust as follows:
GaugeWheel
Bracket
IndexHoles
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Visually check the distance between the front gauge
wheels and the ground. If the gauge wheels are near
or touching the ground, they should be raised. If more
than 1/2” above the ground, they should be lowered.
Lock
Nut
Lock
Nut
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Remove the lock nut securing one of the front gauge
wheel shoulder screws to the deck. Remove the gauge
wheel and shoulder screw. Refer to Figure 6-8.
Figure 6-8
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sectiOn 6— Maintenance & adjustMents
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