Four holes for mounting the front roller are provided in front center. Mount the left and right roller brackets in these holes.
Hole patterns determine right and left brackets. The left roller bracket should be installed with the highest hole to the rear and bracket angle extending left.
The right bracket should be installed with the highest hole to the rear of the rear and bracket angle extending right.
Attach brackets with 3/8 x 1" carriage bolts and flange lock nuts.
Insert rod through roller and install in rear bracket holes. Secure each end of the rod with a 3/16" cotter pin. Turn roller by hand to ensure it rolls freely.
Caster Installation (Figure 7)
Remove side skids.
Insert 3/8 x
Raise mower with tractor hydraulics very slowly, check- ing to make sure there is no interference between cast- ers and tractor.
Figure 7. Optional Caster Installation
Leaf Mulcher Installation (Figure 8)
Place mower upside down on saw horses or other sup- ports. Remove side shields (13), but do not remove side skids.
Remove front roller if installed.
Remove center baffle (7) and bracket (6). Rear baffle bracket should not be removed. Store baffle and bracket for reinstallation when leaf mulcher is removed.
Measure 14" from the center slot in front of mower to each side and make a mark. Measure 7/8" down from top of mower at these marks and drill a 7/16" hole at each mark.
Angle lugs (11) have a slot and hole. Insert bolt (10) through hole and attach to leaf mulcher side bracket. Place a flat washer (5), lock washer (4) and nut (3) on bolt, but do not tighten.
Place leaf mulcher (2) over blades.
Align angle lugs (11) with third hole from front of frame rail of mower and install angle lug between side shields and mower frame rail. Secure with bolts (10) and nuts
(9). Use two flat washers (5) as spacers between rear hole of side shield (13) and mower frame rail.
Insert three bolts (12) with washers (5) through the existing hole and the ones you drilled in the front lip of mower. Install a spacer (1) on each bolt between mower and leaf mulcher. Should spacers be too long to allow leaf mulcher to center over blades, substitute 3/8" flat washers as spacers.
Drill four 7/16" holes in mower deck using holes in leaf mulcher as a template. Insert 3/8 x 1" bolts (10) through these holes and secure with a lock washer (4) and nut (3).
Tighten all hardware attaching leaf mulcher to mower. Turn each blade by hand and check to be sure you have at least 1/8" clearance between blade tip and mulcher ring. Should a blade contact a mulcher ring, reshape ring as necessary.
51642 (Rev. 11/9/2007) | Optional Equipment 15 |
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