ASSEMBLY
HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTOR
CHECK BATTERY (See Fig. 2)
•Lift seat pan to raised position and open battery box door.
•If this battery is put into service after month and year indicated on label (label located between terminals) charge battery for minimum of one hour at
SEAT PAN 
LABEL
BATTERY
BOX DOOR
TERMINAL TERMINAL 
FIG. 2
INSTALL SEAT (See Fig. 3)
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment bolt or optional knob.
•Remove cardboard packing on seat pan.
•Place seat on pan and assemble shoulder bolt.
•Assemble loosely adjustment bolt, lock washer and flat washer (or knob, if so equipped). Do not tighten.
•Tighten shoulder bolt securely.
•Lower seat into operating position and sit on seat.
•Slide seat until a comfortable position is reached which allows you to press clutch/brake pedal all the way down (See Fig. 6).
•Get off seat without moving its adjusted position.
•Raise seat and tighten adjustment bolt or knob se- curely.
SEAT
SEAT PAN
SHOULDER
BOLT
LOCK
WASHER
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FIG. 3
TO INSTALL MULCHER PLATE
PREPARE MOWER DECK (See Fig. 4)
•Using holes provided in mower deck, install
•Install hex bolt from under mower deck and tighten locknut securely. Assemble and tighten acorn nut on hex bolt.
ACORN NUT
ACORN NUT
LOCKNUT
LOCKNUT |
HEX BOLT
FIG. 4
INSTALL MULCHER PLATE (See Figs. 5 and 6)
•Install two latch hooks to mulcher plate using screw, washer, lock washer, and weld nut as shown.
NOTE:
•Tighten hardware securely.
•Raise and hold deflector shield in upright position.
•Place front of mulcher plate over front of mower deck opening and slide into place, as shown.
•Hook front latch hook onto hex bolt on front of mower deck.
•Hook rear latch hook onto hex bolt on back of mower deck.
| WELD NUT |
| HOOK |
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WELD | LOCK |
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WASHER |
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NUT |
| LATCH | |
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| SCREW |
| HOOK |
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LATCH |
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HOOK |
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WASHER |
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| LOCK | WELD |
MULCHER | WASHER | NUT | |
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PLATE |
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FIG. 5
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