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Always protect
your hands while
servicing blades
by wearing heavy
work gloves or using
heavy rags.
The hex flange nut
has a right-handed
thread pattern.
Do not attempt to
force the nut in an
incorrect direction;
it may damage the
nut and create a
safety hazard.
Attaching Blades
WARNING: Always protect your hands
while servicing blades by wearing heavy
work gloves or using heavy rags.
NOTE: Three 2-in-1 (Discharge/Bag) blades are included
in the grass catcher kit. These will replace the 3-in-1
(Discharge/Bag/Mulch) blades already installed on the
deck of the tractor. For better bagging performance, it is
recommended that you install these new 2-in-1 blades
included with this kit.
To Install Blades: Remove the cutting deck from be-
neath the tractor (refer to instructions for Deck Removal
in your tractor’s operator’s manual), then gently flip the
deck over to expose its underside.
• Place a block of wood between the center deck hous-
ing baffle and the cutting blade to act as a stabilizer.
See Fig. 2-6.
• Use a 1-1/8” wrench to remove the hex flange nut
that secures the blade to the outer blade spindle
assembly. See Fig. 2-6.
WARNING: The hex flange nut has a right-
handed thread pattern. Do not attempt to
force the nut in an incorrect direction; it
may damage the nut and create a safety
hazard.
• Place a new blade on top of the outer blade spindle
so that side of the blade with part number faces the
ground when the mower is in the operating position.
• Secure with the hex flange nut removed earlier. Use a
torque wrench to tighten the hex flange nut between
70 to 90 foot-pounds.
• Replace blades from the other outer and center blade
spindles with the blades from the bagger kit.
NOTE: Save the three blades you just removed to use as
replacements or to reinstall on the blade spindles when
not using the bagger kit.
• Remount the cutting deck following instructions in the
owner’s manual of the tractor.
Install Deck Baffle
• Remove two of the self-tapping deck screws on the
front right side of your deck. See Fig. 2-7.
• Install the front deck baffle using two hex nuts, bel-
leville washers and hex bolts supplied in this bagger
kit.
Figure 2-7
Figure 2-5
WARNING
Deck Baffle
Hex Bolt
Washer
Hex Nut
Assembly
And
Operation
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NOTE:
Save the three
blades you just
removed to use as
replacements or to
reinstall on the blade
spindles when not
using the bagger kit.
Figure 2-6
Wood Block
Hex Flange Nut
Spindle Assembly
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