Husqvarna RZ5424 Kawasaki Owners Manual - Page 42

MAINTENANCE Adjusting the Mower Deck Check the tire pressure before adjustment of the mower deck. See Tire Pressures in Maintenance section. Faulty mower deck adjustments will cause an uneven mowing result. Leveling deck Adjust the deck while the mower is on a level surface. Make sure the tires are inflated to the correct pressure. See Technical Data / Transmission. If the tires are under or over inflated, the deck cannot be properly adjusted. Four slots control the height and pitch of the mower deck. The deck should be adjusted slightly higher in the rear. NOTE: To insure accuracy of leveling procedure, mower deck drive belt must be installed prior to leveling deck. 1. Wear heavy gloves. Turn each outer blade tip to either align with the deck (1) or in a side-to-side manner (2). 2. Measure from the floor surface up to the bottom of the blade tip on the discharge side of the mower deck. Record this measurement. Move to the opposite side, check that measurement is the same. If adjustment is required, loosen the locknut and move mounting bolt up or down in slot until both side-to-side measurements are equal. 3. Turn both outer blades to align with the deck in front-to-rear manner. Reposition rear mounting bolts up or down until rear of mower deck is positioned level to 1/8" higher in the rear than the side-to-side measurement. 4. Confirm measurements once again. Blade tips should be level in a side-to-side manner. In the rear, blade tips should be level to 1/8" higher than side-to-side measurement. In the front, blade tips should be level to 1/8" lower than side-to-side measurement. NOTE: This will place the mower deck in a standard measurement position. Additional adjustments may be required to achieve the desired cut for the type of grass or conditions being mowed. 2 Align blades to begin leveling 3 1. Front lift arm 2. Chain 3. Rear lift arm 4. Slotted deck hanger plates Leveling the mower deck 1 8058-151 1 2 4 8011-601-3 42