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Mower deck height

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Ltchappa

Model 2812523bve. Snapper 28 inch rear engine 12.5 Hp. I removed the plastic deck cover and a saw a long threaded rod with a 9/16 nut on it. I turned the nut in to reveal about another 1/4 inch of the rod thread and that adjustment raised the whole deck front and rear. I had to also adjust the rear chains to get the front to rear height correct. I now have a higher cut.There is nothing in the owners manual about that adjustment but it worked.


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TurboDan

Ltchappa said:
Model 2812523bve. Snapper 28 inch rear engine 12.5 Hp. I removed the plastic deck cover and a saw a long threaded rod with a 9/16 nut on it. I turned the nut in to reveal about another 1/4 inch of the rod thread and that adjustment raised the whole deck front and rear. I had to also adjust the rear chains to get the front to rear height correct. I now have a higher cut.There is nothing in the owners manual about that adjustment but it worked.
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Thank you! I just bought a used 3012523bve and was cutting low when height set on 5. After a lot of reading and videos, I was thinking that adjustment would help. Now I know.

I did raise and level deck with rear chains and that helped a lot.

Will try rod adjustment next and see how that works. Would like to get mow height I want with height set on 3.

Dan


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Ltchappa

I never saw any info on an adjustment for deck height but I knew about the rear chains for leveling so I decided to turn that nut on the end of the threaded rod in a few turns and that raised the deck. I think the cutting height at position 5 should be 3.5 inches. You should be able to measure the blade cutting height by lifting the discharge shoot on the right side of the deck.


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7394

7394

And with tires inflated to proper spec, measure blade tip to flat & level ground.


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TurboDan

7394 said:
And with tires inflated to proper spec, measure blade tip to flat & level ground.
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After rolling one of the front tires off the bead Monday, I inflated all tire to 12 PSI per manual. Remaining 3 tires were around 6 PSI. Verified blade and deck level. No slop in spindle. Grass length is now where I want it with level set at 5.

Still plan to make deck adjustment using threaded rod to see if I can get same cut height with level set at 3.

Dan


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7394

7394

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