4.Movethebypassleversrearwardandthendowntolock
theminplaceasshowninFigure31todisengagethe
wheelmotors.Repeatthisoneachsideofthemachine.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure31
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypasstothepositionforoperatingthemachine
(
Figure31)toengagethewheelmotors.
Convertingthe48inchMower
toSideDischarge
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwiththismachine
weredesignedforoptimummulchingandsidedischarge
performance.
Installthefastenersintothesameholesinthedecktheywere
originallyremovedfrom.Thisensurenoholesareleftopen
whenthedeckisoperated.
DANGER
Openholesinthemowerexposeyouandothersto
throwndebris.Debristhrownoutofholesinthe
mowercancauseinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemower.
•Installhardwareinmountingholeswhenthe
bafeisremoved.
RemovingtheMulchBafe
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition,settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.RemovethemowerasdescribedintheRemovingthe
MowerprocedureintheMaintenancesectionformore
information.
4.Turnthemowerupsidedown.
5.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
deck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladesprocedurein
theMaintenancesectionformoreinformation.
6.Removethetwolocknuts(5/16inch)securedto
theweldedpostsoftheleftbafeonthetopofthe
mowerdeckatthecenterandleftofcenterpositions
(
Figure32).Removethecarriageboltandlocknuton
thesidewallofthemowerdecksecuringtheleftbafe
tothedeck.
Figure32
1.Locknut(5/16inch)3.Leftbafe
2.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
7.Removetheleftbafefromthemowerdeckasshown
inFigure32.
8.Removethecarriagebolt(5/16x3/4inch)andlocknut
(5/16inch)ontherearwallofthemowerdecksecuring
thebafetothedeck(Figure33).
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