Cub Cadet 2518-44 - Manual (Page 34)

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NOTE
Check the tires for proper inflation before
making a leveling adjustment. To level the deck,
the tractor and deck MUST be placed on a hard,
level surface during adjustment.
SIDE-TO-SIDE LEVELING ADJUSTMENT
1. Position the tractor and mower deck on a hard,
level surface. If necessary, reposition the front and
rear deck gauge wheels in the deck brackets to
prevent their contact with the level surface below.
Refer to GAUGE WHEEL ADJUSTMENT.
2. Raise the deck off the surface using the tractor’s
implement lift handle.
3. Carefully rotate the outer cutting blades so that
they are positioned perpendicular to the tractor
frame (Refer to Figure 31).
Figure 31
4. Measure and record the distance from the level
surface to the outer-most cutting edge of the right
blade (See Figure 32). Repeat this step for the left
blade. If the two blade heights are not within 1/16
inch, the deck must be leveled. Note whether the
right blade has the larger or smaller measurement.
If the two blade heights are within 1/16 inch,
proceed to FRONT TO BACK LEVELING
ADJUSTMENT.
Figure 32
5. Lower the deck onto the hard, level surface. Side-
to-side leveling is obtained utilizing the adjustment
ferrule and right hand hanger bracket (See Figure
33).
Figure 33
6. Loosen the upper jam nut on the hanger bracket
and turn away from the adjustment ferrule. Turn
the lower lock nut upward (tighten) on the threads
of the hanger bracket to raise the right side of the
mower deck. Turn the lock nut down (loosen) on
the threads to lower the right side of the mower
deck (Refer to Figure 33).
7. Raise the deck from the surface and recheck the
blade measurements described in step 4. If the
blade measurements are not within 1/16 inch,
repeat steps 5 and 6.
8. Tighten the upper jam nut against the adjustment
ferrule after side-to-side leveling is completed.
FRONT TO BACK LEVELING ADJUSTMENT
1. Raise the deck of the level surface.
2. Position the mower blades so the ends of each
blade point to the front and the rear of the tractor
(Refer to Figure 34).
Figure 34
OUTER BLADES
TO FRAME
PERPENDICULAR
BLADE
MEASURE
HARD LEVEL
SURFACE
THIS DISTANCE
RH HANGER
BRACKET
ADJUSTABLE
FERRULE
LOWER
LOCK NUT
UPPER
JAM NUT
OUTER BLADES
POSITIONED FRONT TO REAR