RemovingtheMulchBafe
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition,settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.RemovethemowerasdescribedintheRemovingthe
MowerprocedureintheMaintenancesectionformore
information.
4.Turnthemowerupsidedown.
5.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
deck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladesprocedurein
theMaintenancesectionformoreinformation.
6.Removethethreelocknuts(5/16inch)securedtothe
weldedpostsoftheleftbafeonthetopofthemower
deckatthecenter,leftofcenterandleftpositions
(Figure36).Removethecarriageboltandlocknuton
thesidewallofthemowerdecksecuringtheleftbafe
tothedeck.
Figure36
1.Locknut(5/16inch)3.Leftbafe
2.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
4.Installfastenershere
7.Removetheleftbafefromthemowerdeckasshown
inFigure36.
8.Locatethetwoboltsinloosepartsandusetheexisting
locknuts.Installthesefastenersintotheholesshownin
Figure36onthemowerdecktopreventyingdebris.
Installtheboltup,throughtheundersideofthedeck
anduseanexistinglocknuttosecurefromthetopside.
WARNING
Openholesinthemowerexposeyouand
otherstothrowndebriswhichcancause
severeinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemowerhousing.
•Installthehardwareinthemountingholes
whenyouremovethemulchingbafe.
9.Removethecarriagebolt(5/16x3/4inch)andlocknut
(5/16inch)ontherearwallofthemowerdecksecuring
thebafetothedeck(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
5.Hexheadbolt,forward
holeindeck(reinstallafter
bafeisremoved)
2.Locknuts,frontof
dischargeplate(reinstall
afterbafeisremoved)
6.Carriagebolts,frontof
dischargeplate(reinstall
afterbafeisremoved)
3.Locknut,forwardholein
deck(reinstallafterbafe
isremoved)
7.Locknut(5/16inch)
4.Bafeguard,54inch
decks
10.Locatethebafeguardatthefrontedgeoftheside
dischargeopening.Removethefastenerssecuringthe
bafeguardandtherightbafetothemowerdeck
asshowninFigure37.Removethebafeguardand
retainallfasteners.
11.Removethetwolocknuts(5/16inch)securingthe
weldedpostsoftherightbafetothetopofthemower
deckatcenterandrightofcenterpositions(Figure38).
12.Removethecarriageboltandlocknutsecuringtheright
bafetothetopofthemowerdeck.Removetheright
bafefromthemowerdeck(Figure38).
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