MTD 504 - Page 9

FIGURE 9.
FIGURE 10.— 30" Rear Discharge
Self-Tapping
Screws
15. Position the front wheels of the riding mower so
they are pointing straight forward.
1 6 . Place steering wheel (C) in position desired. Make
certain the steering wheel is seated over the end
of the steering tube.
17. Place the cupped washer with the cupped side
down over the steering shaft. Secure with 5/16"
-hex lock nut. See figure 9.
18. Place the steering wheel cap over the center of
the steering wheel and seat it with your hand.
ATTACHING THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR (Hardware B)
30" Decks:
Secure the chute deflector to the deck by placing the
large hairpin clip in the chute deflector bracket,
located on the front of the deck on side discharge
decks, or on the rear of the deck on rear discharge
-«—decks. See figure 10.
ATTACHING THE SEAT (Hardware C)
1. The slots in the seat pivot bracket allow the seat
to be adjusted to different positions. Place the seat
against the seat pivot bracket in the position
desired, and secure with four self-tapping screws.
See figure 11.
2. Route the wire lead which is in the wire harness
beneath the seat in front of the right hand seat
bracket. Plug the lead into the plug on the wire
lead extending from the right hand side of the seat.
See figure 11.
■ ^IMPORTANT
When raising or lowering the seat, be
careful not to pinch the wire leads.
TIRE PRESSURE
The tires on your unit may be over-inflated for shipping
purposes. Reduce the tire pressure before operating
the unit. Recommend operating tire pressure is approx¬
imately 12 p.s.i. (check sidewall of tire for tire manufac¬
turer’s recommended pressure).
WARNING
Maximum tire pressure under any circum¬
stances is 30 p.s.i. Equal tire pressure
should be maintained on all tires.
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