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Attaching
Support
Bracket &
Bracket
Assembly
Model Series 700
NOTE:
If the grass collection system is removed for any reason, it is not necessary to remove the support brackets from the tractor.
IMPORTANT:
There are two holes in the clevis pin. Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the upper hole to properly secure the bracket assembly to the hitch plate.
Assembling Support
Brackets
Model Series 700
1.Locate the four
as shown in Figure 13. Place the left hand grass catcher support bracket (F2 from Figure 4) in position and secure with the other two screws.
5.Insert a shoulder bolt (C in Figure 4) through a bell washer, (B in Figure 4) and insert the bolt through the Inner hole (closest to the frame) on the outside of the support bracket. Secure with a nut (A in Figure 4). See Figure 13 for details. Repeat on other side.
NOTE: If the grass collection system is removed for any reason, it is not necessary to remove the support brackets from the tractor.
Attaching The Bracket
Assembly
1.Remove the two nuts and screws on each side of the mounting bracket holding the hitch plate.
See Figure 14.
2.Rotate the hitch plate 180° from its original position.
3.Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the hitch plate as seen in Figure 14. Save the hardware.
4.Position the hooked ends of the mounting bracket assembly to the outside of the support bracket and over the shoulder bolts on both sides. Refer back to Figure 11 for reference.
5.Reinsert the clevis pin through the aligned holes in both the bracket assembly and the hitch plate and secure with the hairpin clip removed earlier. See Figure 16.
IMPORTANT: There are two holes in the clevis pin. Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the upper hole to properly secure the bracket assembly to the hitch plate.
Self tap | Support | |
Bracket | ||
screws | ||
| ||
Inner Hole | Outside of Bracket |
Figure 13
Clevis Pin
Figure 14
Inner holes
Figure 15
Upper Hole
Figure 16
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