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First, find a flat, level spot, such as a cement pad, raise the guage wheels all the way up, you don't want them to touching the ground. Lower your deck to your normal cutting height. You can only level the deck as level as the spot of ground you are using, so be sure you are on a flat, level spot. Second, check and adjust your tire pressures so that the rear tires are equal, and the front tires are equal. The front should have about 14 PSI, and the rear 10 to 12, as recommended by Deere. Most important is the left rear and right rear are equal, and the left front and right front are equal. If they aren't, they'll mess up your deck level. Third, level the deck side to side using the rear hangers. Set the front 1/8" above higher than what you set the sides for by adjusting the 2 bolts on the u-shaped hangar equally. As you move the 2 nuts toward the deck, the front of the deck will go higher. recheck the side to side adjustment after, and keep checking and adjusting until everything is correct. Then lower your guage wheels so they have about 1/4 or so gap between them and the ground. This measurement isn't absolutely critical. You just don't want the guage wheels to support the deck weight. That is the job of the hangers. You want the guage wheels low enough to lift the deck to prevent scalping and gouging on high spots though. ---Teej
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