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109-4291 Rev. A
FIGURE 8
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦
Folding the mower deck with the floor pan in
locked position may be dangerous.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦
Hooks will not automatically drop in the slots
on the front cover.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦
Make sure the floor pan is not locked in the
upright position.
3. Fully retract cylinder. The deck will fold to an
approximate 70 degree angle.
Lowering the Deck to the Operation
Position
1. Make certain that you and any observers are
clear of the deck.
2. Raise the floor pan to the locked position as
shown in Figure 8.
3. Extend the cylinder until the front caster wheels
just touch the ground.
4. If the full fold pin was used when the deck was
folded, remove it from the float link and place it in
the storage location under the floor pan.
5. Fully extend the cylinder until it stops. Confirm
that the fold lock levers are in the locked position.
6. Retract the cylinder until the deck lowers to the
desired cut height reading shown on the height
indicator bar.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦
Operating mower without fold lock levers
securely latched can result in the mower deck
folding up unexpectedly.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦
The mower deck folding up unexpectedly can
cause serious injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦
Always operate mower with fold lock levers
securely latched.
Removing the Deck
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
engage parking brake, and remove key.
2. Disconnect the drive shaft by pulling back on the
spring loaded collar and pulling away from the
splined shaft (See Figure 7). Lay the drive shaft
on the ground.
3. Insert key and turn to the “run” position. Do not
start the engine.
4. Extend the cylinder until the fold lock levers are
unloaded, and then rotate them toward the tractor.
5. Retract the cylinder and partially fold the deck just
to the point where the weight transfer chains go
slack.
6. Pull out the hairpins and chain pins from the
clevis bracket. Place the pin and cotter hairpin
on the chain and set aside.
7. Lower the deck by extending the cylinder until
the deck folds down. The caster tires should
touch the ground.
8. The float link brackets will start to rotate forward
and at this point, the cylinder can be detached at
the rod end by pulling the pin out of the bracket.
Lift the cylinder out of the way and position the
rod end so that it rests on the buckle of the
height indicator bracket.
9. Remove the hitch latch pins from the hitch
brackets. Raise the hitch latch above the hole
and insert pin. The top of the hitch latch should
rest under the pin. (See Figure 9)
10. Stand in front of the deck and pull the unit away
from the tractor or back the tractor away from
the deck.
