honda-automobiles mm60 User Manual

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INSTALLING MOWER 
Front  Caster Wheel 
Rear Gauge Wheels 
Installing and Adjusting Wheels 
1. 
Pull release pin on wheel yoke 
so 
that wheel 
arm can be raised 
to 
insert wheel. Assemble 
wheel by inserting 1/2 
x 5 in. sleeve through 
wheel. Place 1/2 in. washer on 1/2 
x 5 in. bolt 
and insert though yoke and sleeve in wheel. 
Secure with flanged locknut. Tighten locknut so 
that sides of bracket touch wheel sleeve without 
binding. 
Do 
not over-tighten. Repeat for other 
front caster wheel. 
2. Assemble the rear gauge wheels so that grease 
fittings are to the inside for lubrication access. 
Raise rear of mower deck with lever or jack an
insert wood block beneath mower deck to 
support it while installing wheels. Insert sleeve 
through wheel. Place washer on bolt and insert 
through sleeve in wheel and rear gauge wheel 
arm. Secure with flanged locknut. Tighten 
locknut 
so that sides of bracket touch wheel 
sleeve without binding. 
Do not over-tighten. 
Repeat for opposite side. 
3. 
Raise front and rear wheels to middle position, 
insert pin in center hole of adjustment bracket. 
Cutting height 
will be 2.75 in. Level the mower to
assure proper cut. Mower also needs slight 
forward tilt. 
If adjusting wheels and blade height 
after installing mower on tractor, make sure 
engine 
is off and key 
is removed before 
looking under mower. 
a- 
Support mower deck solidly 
while installing wheels. Keep fingers and 
feet clear of deck until deck is firmly sup- 
ported. 
Leveling the Mower 
Level 
the mower to assure proper cut. Mower 
needs slight 
(3/8 in) forward tilt. If you are adjust- 
ing wheels and blade height after installing mower 
on tractor, make sure engine is off and key re- 
moved before looking under mower. 
NOTE: 
Before measuring blade height, turn mower 
blades 
so that the right and left blades point 
towards front of mower.