MTD 90-182, 190-180 Attaching Grass Bags & Grass Bag Cover, Attaching Grass Bags Cover, Through

Figure 17

Figure 18

Figure 19

Attaching Grass Bags & Grass Bag Cover

1.Place the support tube in position on the rear of unit by sliding the support tube down through the holes in the left side of the bracket assembly. Use the inside hole on the bracket assembly regardless of what size deck your tractor is equipped with. Refer to Figure 17.

2.Attach the grass bags by hooking them onto the grass bag bracket using the slots in the grass bag and the tabs on the grass bag bracket as shown in Figure 18.

3.Remove both clevis pins, belleville washers and hairpin clips from the hinges of the grassbag cover.

4.Place the grass bag cover on top of the grass bags and align the holes on the hinges of the grass bag cover with the corresponding holes on the support tube assembly. See Figure 19.

5.Reinsert the clevis pins previously removed through the hinge on the support tube assembly and then through the grass bag cover. See Figure 20.

6.Secure with belleville washer and hairpin clip with the crown side of the washer going against the hairpin clip. See inset images in Figure 20.

7.Repeat with the second set of hardware through the second hinge of the grass bag and the tube assembly from the opposite direction.

NOTE: Insert the clevis pins from the outside in as shown in the inset images of Figure 20.

NOTE: It is very important to maintain this order and direction while installing these hardware pieces. After installation, make sure that the grass bag cover pivots on the support tube and opens.

Figure 20

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Attaching

Grass Bags

& Grass Bag

Cover

All Model Series

600 through 700

NOTE:

Insert the clevis pins from the outside in as shown in the inset images of Figure 20.

NOTE:

It is very important to maintain this order and direction while installing these hardware pieces. After installation, make sure that the grass bag cover pivots on the sup-

port tube and opens.