ASSEMBLY
HOW TO INSTALL THE FRONT WHEELS
Use a knife and cut the four sides of the container. Install the front wheels in the container. Use the fasteners shown below to install the front wheels. The fasteners are shown at full size.
4.After the front wheels are installed, lift the tractor from the sup- port. Roll the tractor off of the container.
5.If your tractor has hub caps, install the hub caps. Make sure the washers hold the hub caps in place.
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(A)17x195 30x49
NOTE: Use a piece of wood about 4 feet (1.25 meters) long to raise the front of the tractor. If a piece of wood cannot be found, get another person to help lift the tractor. Be careful, do not let the tractor fall.
1.Raise the front of the tractor. Set a support (block of wood) un- der the tractor.
2.Make sure the valve stem is to the outside of the tractor. Slide the front wheel on the spindle.
3.Fasten each front wheel with the fasteners (Figure 1). Bend the ends of the cotter pin apart to keep the front wheel on the spindle.
Spindle
Front Wheel
A
| B |
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Hub Cap | Valve Stem | Figure 1 |
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HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE LIFT LEVER
1.If the lift lever has the cover (Figure 2), remove the screw from the cover. Slide the cover up the lift lever.
Lift Lever
| Mounting Bracket | |
| Screw | |
| Cover | |
Screw | Figure 2 |
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F−98857 | 12 | |
2.Remove the three screws from the mounting bracket.
3.Align the holes in the lift lever with the same holes the screws were removed from in the mounting bracket.
4.Fasten the lift lever with the three screws.
5.Assemble the cover to the lift lever.
6.For shipment, some models have a stop screw in the lifter as- sembly (Figure 3). The stop screw stops the mower housing from moving to the lowest position. For a low cut, remove and discard the stop screw.
Stop Screw
Lifter Assembly
Figure 3