HI Frank03,so you work at sony.I bet you know chuck from pJ, tell him if you see him that shawn said HI. Iworked plasma from dec to march , then they moved the line ,and I went back to my lawn business. nice cub! you want to level the deck.make sure you have a level surface, and get a level gage from a john deere dealer,they cost about $6.50 what this thing does it measure the blade tip,which is kind of hard to do with a tap.how many blades on your 44?