Figure28
DrillingLowerDischargeTube
1.Whitedot4.Upperdischargetube
2.Lowerdischargetube
5.Screw(1/4x3/4inch)
3.Drill6.5mm(1/4inch)
diameterhole
6.Upperdischarge-tubehole
C.Removeandretainthehardwareinthelowerend
oftheupperdischargetube.
Note:Theholesinthelowerendoftheupper
dischargetubearespacedanequaldistance
aroundthetubecircumference.
D.Alignoneofthepre-drilledholesatthelowerend
oftheupperdischargetubewiththeholeinthe
upperendofthelowerdischargetubethatwas
drilledinstepB(Figure28).
E.Insertascrew(1/4x3/4inches)throughoneof
theholestomaintainthealignmentoftheupper
andlowertubes(Figure28).
F.Usingtheremainingholesinthelowerendofthe
uppertubeasatemplate,drillthe2remaining
holesintheupperendofthelowerdischargetube
(Figure28).
G.Removethescrewusedtoaligntheupperand
lowertubes.
9.Installtheupperandlowerdischargetubesasfollows:
Note:Ensurethatthemowerdeckisatthelowest
cuttingpositionandthehopperbagsareremoved.
A.Inserttheupperend(noholes)oftheupper
dischargetubethroughthetubesealinthehood
bypushingthetubeinuntilthetubecontactsthe
insideofthehood,thenpullthetubeoutslightly
sothatthesealextendsoutward(Figure29).
Figure29
UpperDischargeTubeandBaggerHood
1.Uppertube3.Baggerhood
2.Rubbersealprotrudingout
B.Alignlowerendofthelowerdischargetubewith
theblower-dischargeport.
C.Alignthenotchinthelowerdischargetubeto
lowerlatchadjacenttotheblower-dischargeport.
D.Slipthedischargetubeontheblowerportand
attachthelatches.
E.Sliptheupperandlowerdischargetubestogether
(Figure30).
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