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Chute and Tube Installation
Chute Installation
1. Install 5/16 x 3/4” carriage bolts (D, Figure 7) with
5/16 push nuts (E) to mower deck as shown.
2. Lift discharge deflector(B).
3. Place the holes of the chute (A) onto carriage bolts
(D, installed in step 1), sliding the front edge of the
chute under the hinge bracket.
4. Secure knob (C) onto carriage bolt (D) as shown.
5. Secure wing nut (F) onto carriage bolt (D) as shown.
Figure 7. Install Chute
A. Chute
B. Discharge Deflector
C. Knob
D. Bolt, Carriage, 5/16 x 3/4
E. Nut, Push, 5/16
F. Nut, Wing
A
B
C
E
E
B
D
C
A
B
E
F
D
Figure 8. Connecting Tube Assembly to Lower
Chute and Cover
A. Upper Tube
B. Cover
C. Ridge, Upper Tube
D. Ridge Cutout
E. Lower Chute
F. Strap, Rubber
G. Pin
H. Tube Assembly
CONNECTING TUBE ASSEMBLY TO CHUTE AND COVER
1. Slide the upper tube (A, Figure 8) into cover (B)
aligning ridge (C) with cutout (D) as shown.
2. Slide tube assembly(H) over lower chute (E). Secure
tube assembly (H) to lower chute (E) using strap (F)
and pin (G).
G
H
