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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY
SER VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
2. Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.
3. Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.
4. Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
5. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
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TO REMOVE MOWER
1. Place attachment clutch in “DIS EN -
GAGED” position.
2. If equipped, turn height adjustment
knob to low est setting.
3. Lower mower to its lowest position.
4. Disengage belt tension rod from lock
bracket.
CAUTION:
Rod is spring loaded. Have
a tight grip on rod and release slowly.
5. Remove retainer spring holding
anti-swaybar to chas sis bracket and
dis en gage anti-sway bar from bracket.
6. Remove four retainer springs from front
plate assembly and remove plate.
7. Remove retainer springs from sus pen -
sion arms at deck and dis en gage arms
from deck.
8. Raise attachment lift to its highest posi-
tion.
9. Slide mower forward and remove belt
from electric clutch pulley.
10. Slide mower out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Be sure tractor is on level surface and
mower suspension arms are raised with
attachment lift control. Engage park ing
brake.
1. Swing anti-sway bar to left side of
mower deck.
2. Slide mower under tractor with defl ec-
tor shield to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper rout-
ing in all mower pulley grooves.
3. If equipped, turn height ad just ment
knob coun ter clock wise until it stops.
4. Lower mower linkage with attachment
lift control.
5. Be sure belt tension rod is in dis en -
gaged position.
6. Install belt into electric clutch pulley
groove.
7. Place the suspension arms on outward
pointing deck pins. Retain with double
loop re tain er spring with loops up as
shown.
8. Install front plate assembly to tractor
suspension brackets and retain with
single loop retainer springs as shown.
9. Position front plate assembly between
front mower brackets. Raise deck and
plate assembly to align holes and
insert fl anged pins. Secure pins with
double loop retainer springs between
the plate assembly and mower brack-
ets.
Lock Bracket
Retainer
Spring
Anti-Sway
Bar
Suspension Arms
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
Chassis
Bracket
Single Loop
Retainer Springs
Front
Mower
Bracket
Front Mower
Bracket
Electric Clutch
Pulley
Front Plate
Assembly
Belt Tension
Rod
(Disengaged
Position)
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Defl ector Shield
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
Loop Up
