Assembly Instructions
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Attach Spring
Roller Wheels
Tilt-Up Spring and Roller Wheel
Installation on Rear Discharge Deck
Mower Deck Installation on Tractor
Deck Installation
1. Lightly grease each deck support arm (2) on the
tractor. Refer to Mower Deck Installation pho-
to for location of deck support arm.
Deck Support
Arms
Mower Deck Installation
2. Engage the deck carrier frame tube sockets on
the tractor support arms (refer to Discharge
Chute and PTO Shaft Guard Installation pho-
to for socket location). Slide the deck onto the
support arms approximately 3 in. (76 mm).
3. Align and connect the splined PTO shaft and
socket halves, as shown in Mower Deck Instal-
lation photo. The PTO shaft has a pilot end to
ease alignment of shaft; t shaft end into socket
and rotate shaft until the splines line up as indi-
cated by arrows, then slide together.
4. If the deck is rear discharge (GHS equipped
model), the rear discharge chute will need to be
aligned and connected to the blower inlet dur-
ing the last 2 in. (51 mm) of slide action on the
support arms.
NOTE: Raising the mower body may be helpful
in tting and guiding the deck chute into the
blower.
Arrows on Shaft and Tube
(Used to Align When Sliding Together)
PTO
Connection
Mower Deck Installation
(PTO Shaft Connection)
5. Install the hitch pin through the hole on the end
of each support arm to lock the deck in place
(refer to Deck Counterweight Spring Installa-
tion photo). Two (2) hitch pins are included in
the Owner’s Packet of materials.
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