GrassDeector
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
Mode
WARNING
Openholesinthemowerdeckexposeyouand
otherstothrowndebris.Debristhrownoutofthe
holesinthemowerdeckcancauseinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerdeckwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemowerdeck.
•Installhardwareinthemountingholeswhen
youremoveabafe.
1.Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
2.RemovethemowerdeckasdescribedinRemovingthe
Mower(page42).
3.Turnthemowerdeckupsidedown.
4.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
mowerdeck.RefertoRemovingtheBlades(page40).
5.Removeanydebrisandgrassclippingsfromthe
undersideofthemowerdeck.
6.Removethelefthandbafefromthemowerdeck
shownin
Figure26.Plugtheopenholeswithnutsand
bolts.
Figure26
1.Locknut
3.Leftbafe
2.Weldedposts4.Plugtheholeswithnuts
andboltshere.
7.Removetherighthandbafefromthemowerdeck
showninFigure27.Plugtheopenholeswithnutsand
bolts.
Figure27
Thedeectorhasbeenremovedforthepurposeofclarity.
1.Flangenut4.Weldedposts
2.Carriagebolt
5.Plugtheholeswithnuts
andboltshere.
3.Righthandbafe
8.RemovetheRecycler
®
bracketfromthemowerdeck
showninFigure28.
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