Bagger Removal for Side Discharge

Operation

have stopped before clearing blower assembly or mower deck

3.To remove the bags, first shut off deck drive, stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop. Open the hood and remove the bags by lifting up on the rear of the bag, then unhooking the front clip. Empty the bags by inverting them.

4.Reinstall bags, close and latch hood before continuing mowing.

Tips for mowing conditions:

•When mowing in areas with sandy soil, use low lift blades on the cutting deck and higher cutting heights to minimize wear on the blower components.

•When mowing in wet conditions, such as just after a rain or in heavy dew, use low lift blades on the cutting deck to minimize plugging of the blower.

•Maintaining a ground speed that does not pull down the engine RPM will allow for the highest productivity and best quality of cut. Bogging the engine RPM down by going too fast will cause plugging and quality of cut issues.

•When the bags get full, the sound of the blower will change and there will be slight blowout from the front right corner of the deck. Emptying the bags at this point will minimize the potential for the tube to plug.

•For units below Serial Number 600,000: Anti-blowout kits are available for leaf collection. They help to prevent “chasing” the leaves. To reduce “plowing” leaves, raise the deck slightly.

•On Triton: Raise front adjustable baffle to reduce plowing. Lowering front adjustable baffle may prevent “chasing”. Match discharge opening to Ultra Vac intake for best performance.

Bagger Removal for Side Discharge

1.Shut off the deck drive, stop engine and wait for all moving parts to stop. Remove key and engage parking brake.

2.Remove the discharge tube by releasing the latches at the blower. Slide the tube off the blower outlet and remove the upper end from the hood.

	Figure 5
1.	Clevis Pin	5.	Belt Cover
2.	Caster Arm Weight	6.	Blower
3.	Hairpin	7.	Tube
4.	Front Floorpan Weight	8.	Bags

3.Remove the belt cover by loosening the knobs. For 60 inch and 66 inch units the outboard knob does not need to be removed completely to remove the belt cover.

CAUTION

The deck sheave will become very hot. Touching a hot deck sheave can cause severe burns.

Allow the deck sheave to cool completely before removing the belt.

4.Pull the idler release handle and remove the belt from the upper groove of the deck sheave.

5.Unlatch the front end of the blower. Pivot the blower back and lift it off the deck.

6.Install the discharge chute using the chute pivot pin and hairpin (see Figure 6).