NOTE: The seat may have been shipped in a box. Remove the four screws from the bottom of seat and place seat in position against the seat pivot bracket. Follow the directions above to attach the seat.
Quick Adjustment Seat
•Pull out tab on seat stop and hold open while sliding seat out of seat pivot bracket. See Figure 4 .
WARNING: Before operating your unit, stand behind quick adjustment seat and pull back on seat, making sure seat is engaged in seat stop.
Attaching Chute Deflector
The chute deflector must be attached to the right side of the deck so that it covers the chute opening.
Seat Stop
Seat Pivot Bracket
WARNING: Do not operate your unit unless the chute deflector has been properly installed.
•Raise the deck to its highest position by pulling the lift lever all the way back.
NOTE: The mowing deck may be equipped with an optional mulching plug. Remove the mulching plug by removing the wing nut on top of the deck. Grasp the mulching plug and pull out of the deck.
Tab
Figure 4
•Turn the seat around and line up plastic seat spacers with the slots in seat pivot bracket. See Figure 5 .Slide seat in until front seat spacer engages the seat stop. To adjust the seat, refer to the adjustment section on page 14.
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Spacers
Figure 5
NOTE: If the seat was shipped in a box, line up plastic seat spacers with the slots in seat pivot bracket and slide seat in until front seat spacer engages seat stop.
•Remove the hex head cap screws, cupped washers and hex nuts which are attached to the deck next to the chute opening.
•Place the chute deflector in position as shown in Figure 6 . Secure with hardware earlier removed. Note that the cupped side of washer goes against the chute deflector.
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Cap Screws
Figure 6
Installing Mulching Plug
(Optional Equipment)
•Remove the mulching plug from the box packed with your lawn tractor (if not already removed from the deck).
•Remove the wing nut from the bolt on the mulching plug.
•Lift up the chute deflector and insert the mulching plug through chute opening. See Figure 7 .
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