Regular Maintenance

Removing the Mower Deck

It may be necessary to remove the mower deck to facilitate servicing the mower deck. The following procedure details how to remove the mower deck from the unit.

1. Park the machine on a flat, level surface such as a concrete floor. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, turn off the engine, and remove the ignition key.

2.Remove the PTO drive belt (see PTO DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT for removal instructions).

3.

Lower the mower deck to its lowest cutting

 

Figure 52.

Block Positions

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Block up the mower deck until all hanger chains

 

 

 

 

 

are slack. See Figure 52.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Loosen and remove the hardware that secures

 

 

 

 

 

the top of the hanger chains (A, Figure 53) to the

 

 

A

 

deck lift rod pivots (B)

 

 

 

 

A

 

6.

Loosen and remove the hardware (A, Figure 54)

 

 

 

B

 

 

that secures the idler arm mount plate (B) to the

 

 

 

 

mower deck (C).

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Loosen and remove the 1/2” hardware (A, Figure

B

 

 

 

55) that secure the pusher rollers to the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the pusher rollers from the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Remove the blocking from underneath the mower

Figure 53.

Removing the Hanger Chains

 

 

deck.

 

 

 

A. Hanger Chain

 

 

 

 

 

orf

 

 

9.

Turn the front wheels of the mower so they face

 

B. De k Lift Rod Pivot

 

 

 

 

 

 

side-to-side instead of front-to-back and pull the

 

 

 

 

 

mower deck out from underneath the unit.

 

 

 

 

Installing the Mower Deck

Not

 

 

 

 

1.

 

 

 

 

 

Park the machine on a flat, level surface such as

 

B A

 

 

a concrete floor. Disengage the PTO, engage the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parking brake, turn off the engine, and r

move the

 

 

 

 

ignition key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Turn the front wheels of the mower so th

y face

 

 

 

 

 

side-to-side instead of front-to-back and slide the

 

 

 

 

mower deck underneath the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Place blocking underneath the mower deck to

 

 

 

C

 

raise the deck.

Reproduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Install the rear of the mower deck to the unit using

 

 

 

 

the pusher rollers and secure as shown in figure

Figure 54. Disconnecting the Idler Arm Mount Plate

 

 

 

 

 

51 using the 1/2” hardware. The 1/2”-13 X 3-1/2”

A. Mounting Hardware

bolt (A, Figure 55) is routed through the frame of

B. Idler Arm Mount Plate

the unit, the deck guide (B), the mower deck roller

C. Mower Deck

post, the sleeve bushing (C), the roller (D), the 1/2

 

USS washer (E) and secured using the 1/2-13 hex

 

nylock flange nut (F).

 

5.Connect the idler mount plate (B, Figure 54) to the mower deck and secure using the 5/16” hardware (A).

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