6. 
7. 
Move the deck lift lever into the top notch to raise the deck 8. 
lift arms up and out of the way.
Remove the cotter pin from the end of the stabilizer rod 9. 
and slide the stabilizer out of the hanger bracket on the 
deck. See Fig. 7-4.
Gently slide the cutting deck (from the right side) out from 
underneath the tractor.
Cutting Blades
Shut the engine off and remove 
ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for 
using heavy gloves when grasping the blade.
struck a foreign object. Do not operate the machine 
until damaged components are replaced.
To remove the blades, proceed as follows:
Remove the deck from beneath the tractor, (refer to 
Cutting Deck Removal earlier in this section) then gently 
flip the deck over to expose its underside.
2. 
baffle and the cutting blade to act as a stabilizer. 
See Fig. 7-5.
Remove the flange lock nut that secures the blade to the 
spindle assembly. See Fig. 7-5.
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