Note: Chec k to ensure that the length of
exposed thread on the spring eye bolt is 1/8 in.
(3 mm) ( Figure 50 ).
7. Install the belt co v ers o v er the outside spindles .
Figure 51
Top View
1. Mower belt
4. Spring
2. Idler arm 5. Idler pulley
3. Outside pulley
Installing the Mower
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Diseng ag e the PTO and mo v e the control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and apply
the parking brak e .
3. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
4. Slide the mo w er under the tractor .
5. Lo w er the height-of-cut lev er to the lo w est
position.
6. Attac h the rear tr union rod to the tractor with
the clevis pin and hair pin cotter ( Figure 49 ) on
eac h side of the mo w er .
7. Slide the lev eling brac k ets onto the mounting
pins and secure them with the w ashers and
hair pin cotters ( Figure 49 ).
8. Attac h the front tr union rods to the tractor
with the clevis pins and hair pin cotters
( Figure 48 ).
9. Install the mo w er belt onto the engine pulley;
refer to R e placing the Mo w er Belt.
Replacing the Grass
Deector
An unco v er ed discharge opening could
allo w the la wn mo w er to thr o w objects in
the operator’ s or bystander’ s dir ection and
r esult in serious injur y . Also, contact with
the blade could occur .
Nev er operate the la wn mo w er unless y ou
install a co v er plate, a mulch plate, or a g rass
chute and catcher .
1. R emo v e the loc kn ut, bolt, and spring holding
the deflector to the mo w er brac k ets ( Figure 52 ).
R emo v e the damag ed or w or n g rass deflector .
Figure 52
1. Mower bracket 4. Grass deector
2. Spring hook end 5. Bolt
3. Space for spring 6. Locknut
2. Place the springs into the brac k ets on the
mo w er with the hook ed ends o v er the raised
bac k ( Figure 52 ).
3. Align the g rass deflector with the holes in the
brac k ets and the spring straight ends in the
space under the hing e and abo v e the deflector
( Figure 52 ).
4. Secure the deflector to the mo w er brac k et with
the bolts . T he bolts should pass through the
g rass deflector , springs , and brac k ets .
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