MTD 148-802-000 User Manual

Steering Shaft
STEERING WHEEL INSTALLATION (Hardware B)
1. M odels 803, 808, 813, 818, 823 and 828 only:
There are four height positions for the steering
wheel. For shipping purposes, the steering shaft
is assembled in the lowest position. Lift the hood
of the tractor. Remove the hex bolt and hex lock
nut on the steering shaft. Raise the shaft to desired
position and secure with hex bolt and hex lock nut.
-See figure 5.
FIGURE 5.—Models 803, 808, 813,818,823 and 828
FIGURE 6.
2. Models 803, 808, 813, 818, 823 and 828 only:
Attach one end of the plastic steering bellow to the
steering wheel as shown in figure 6, inset.
3. Position the front wheels of the tractor so they are
pointing straight forward.
4. Place the steering wheel (and steering bellow, if
so equipped) over the steering shaft extending
through the dash, positioning steering wheel as
desired.
5. Place the washer with the cupped side down over
the steering column. Secure with 5/16" hex lock
—nut. See figure 6.
6. Place the steering wheel cap over the center of the
steering wheel and seat it with your hand.
FIGURE 7.
INSTALLING THE BATTERY (Hardware C)
■ ^NOTE
The positive battery terminal is
marked Pos. ( + ). The negative bat¬
tery terminal is marked Neg. (-).
1. Place the battery on the battery plate with the ter¬
minals towards the rear of the tractor.
2. Attach the positive cable (heavy red wire) and the
small red wire (from the circuit breaker) to the
positive battery terminal (-i-) with hex bolt 5/8"
-long, 1/4" lock washer and hex nut. See figure 7.
3. Attach the negative cable (heavy black wire) to the
negative battery terminal (-) with the other hex
bolt 5/8" long, 1/4" lock washer and hex nut.
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MTD 148-802-000 Specifications

General

Brand	MTD
Model	148-802-000
Category	Tractor
Language	English