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

•Remove the two bolts from the bottom of the seat and remove the packing straps. Replace the bolts. Line up plastic seat spacers with the slots in seat pivot bracket. Slide seat in until front seat spacer engages the seat stop. To adjust the seat refer to the Adjustment Section. See Figure 4.

Seat

Spacers

Slot

Slot

Seat

Stop

Seat

Spacers

Figure 4

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.

WARNING: Before operating your unit, stand behind quick adjustment seat and pull back on seat, making sure seat is engaged in seat stop.

Removing Shipping Brace

WARNING: The shipping brace, used for packaging purposes only, must be removed and discarded before operating your riding mower.

WARNING: Make sure the riding mower’s engine is off, remove the ignition key, and set the parking brake before removing the shipping brace.

•Locate the shipping brace and accompanying warning tag on the right side of the mower, between the discharge chute and the cutting deck. See Figure 5.

•While holding the discharge chute with your left hand, remove the shipping brace with your right

hand by grasping it between your thumb and index finger and rotating it clockwise.

•Carefully allow the discharge chute to pivot downward.

•Discard the shipping brace and accompanying warning tag.

Shipping Brace

Warning Tag

Figure 5

Installing The Mulching Plug (If Equipped)

NOTE: Your mulching plug may already be installed on the deck.

Some lawn tractors come equipped with a mulch kit which incorporates special blades, already standard on all tractor, in a process of recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath the cutting deck. The ultra-fine clippings are then forced back into the lawn where they act as a natural fertilizer. Observe the following recommendations for the best results when mulching.

NOTE: The mulch kit is installed on models equipped with a 38” or 42-inch deck. It is packed separately (with an instruction sheet) in the crate on models equipped with a 46-inch deck.

•Never attempt to mulch if the lawn is damp. Wet grass tends to stick to the underside of the cutting deck preventing proper mulching of the clippings.

•Do NOT attempt to mulch more than 1/3 the total height of the grass or approximately 1-1/2 inches. Doing so will cause the clippings to clump up beneath the deck and not be mulched effectively.

•Maintain a slow ground speed to allow the grass clippings more time to effectively be mulched.

•Always position the throttle control lever in the FAST (rabbit) position and allow it to remain there while mowing. Failing to keep the engine at full throttle places strain on the tractor’s engine and does not allow the blades to properly mulch grass.

NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the discharge chute to operate the mower with the mulch kit installed.

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