RC Mowers TK-44E - Adjust Anti-Scalp Wheels; Remove; Install Mower Deck

REMOVE AND INSTALL MOWER
DECK
Remove Deck
1. Place unit in service position. See Service
Position on page 17.
WARNING: Avoid Injury
Springs store energy. Keep body parts
away from pinch points when removing
the deck.
2. Set deck to lowest cutting height.
3. Position supports, such as wood blocks,
under mower deck.
4. Remove PTO belt. See Remove PTO Belt
on page 24.
WARNING: Avoid Injury
Mower lift arms and lift pedal could
cause severe injury if the lift-assist
springs are not disconnected before the
lift links.
5. Slowly disconnect lift-assist springs from
spring peg on each side of deck. (See
Figure 39.)
Figure 39
6. Remove hardware retaining drag links to
frame. (See Figure 40.)
Figure 40
7. Remove hardware retaining deck lift links to
deck lift brackets. (See Figure 41.)
Figure 41
8. Remove deck from under unit.
Install Deck
See Figure 42.
1. Position deck under unit.
2. Reinstall drag links to frame with original
hardware.
3. Secure deck lift links to deck lift brackets
with original hardware.
4. Reinstall PTO belt around clutch. See Install
PTO Belt on page 25.
5. Reconnect lift-assist springs to spring
pegs.
6. Level the deck. See Level and Pitch
Mower
Deck on page 30.
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