12.Removethe2locknuts(5/16inch)securingthewelded
postsoftherightbafetothetopofthemowerdeck
atcenterandrightofcenterpositions(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Locknut(5/16inch)3.Weldedposts,rightbafe
2.Rightbafe4.Carriagebolt
13.Removethecarriageboltandlocknutsecuringtheright
bafetothetopofthemowerdeckandremovethe
rightbafefromthemowerdeck(Figure34).
14.Installthefastenersremovedpreviouslyatthefront
holesinthedischargeplateandforwardholeinthe
deck(Figure33).
15.Locatethecutoffbafeintheloosepartsbag,remove
thefastenersattherearholesofthedischargeplate,
andinstallthebafeattheside-dischargeopeningon
themowerdeck(Figure35).
Figure35
1.Carriagebolt3.Cutoffbafe
2.Rearholesinthe
dischargeplate
4.Locknut
16.Usethefastenersremovedtosecurethecutoffbafe
tothedeck.
17.Installthemower;refertoInstallingtheMowerDeck
(page49).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytotheOFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
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