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2-13 Lengths Of Hose Adjustment
The hoses in steps 2-14 and 2-15 must be cut to fit your
machine. Follow steps 2-14 and 2-15. Do not cut the
hoses until you have tried to fit them on your machine.
Remember that the hoses have to be long enough to
allow for enough clamping surface between the inlet,
blower assembly, and the deck boot.
2-14 Upper Hose Installation
Fasten the inlet to the plastic top by sliding the inlet from
the inside of the top to the outside and lock into place.
Slide a 6” upper hose clamp P#(J0060) onto both ends
of the 6” upper hose (Figure 2-13). Then slide one
end of the 6” hose onto the inlet. Make sure there is
about a two-inch overlap between the hose end and the
container inlet. Proceed to slide the opposite end of the
6” hose onto the outlet of the blower assembly. See
Figure 2-13 for details. Make sure both ends of the hose
are clearly attached to the inlet and the blower assembly
inlet. Tighten the hose clamps.
2-15 Lower Hose To Blower Cone
Installation
Slide a 8” hose clamp P#(J0080) over both ends of the
lower hose. Then proceed to slide the lower hose onto
the blower cone. Tighten the hose clamp. The assembly
should look like
.
Figure 2-13
2-16 Lower Hose To Boot Installation
Take the unattached end of the lower hose and slide it
over the circular end of the boot. Use the lower hose
clamp to secure the hose to the boot (
. Tip:
Figure 2-13)
Before securing clamp rotate hose counter-clockwise
(away from yourself) approximately 1” to add in retaining
boot to mower deck.
2-17 Front Weight Installation
Slide the weight bracket assembly P#(A0597) into the
mower’s front receiver hitch (
). Fasten by
Figure 2-17
using (1) 5/8” x 3” clevis pin P#(K0172) and (1) 5/32” x
2-5/8” hair pin clip P#(K0088). When installing the weight
bar (Figure 18) P#(B2220), you should have another
person help position the weight centered onto the weight
bracket assembly. Fasten the weight by using (2) 1/2”-13
U-bolts P#(K0331) and (4) 1/2”-13 flange nuts
P#(K1246). Tighten all nuts and bolts.
Blower
Cone
Blower
Housing
Lower
Hose
Upper
Hose
Inlet
Hose
Clamp
Hose
Clamp
Boot
(1) Clevis Pin
(1) Hair Pin Clip
Weight
Bracket
(2) 1/2”-13 U-Bolts
(4) 1/2”-13 Nyloc Nuts
Weight
Figure 2-13
Figure 2-17
