ASSEMBLY
REMOVING UNIT FROM CRATE
•Remove top boards.
•Remove two Bolts from front of crate which hold shipping anchors.
•Remove two Bolts from bottom at rear of crate which hold shipping anchors.
•Remove Hitch Assembly and Parts Bag from crate.
•Remove Roller Bolt from Front Roller, Remove shipping anchors and reinstall Roller Bolt.
•Remove Nuts from Height Adjustment Straps and remove shipping anchors from each side of mower. Reinstall Nuts to Height Adjustment Straps, then loosen 1/4 turn to allow straps to pivot freely.
•Check all loose parts and bag contents against Crate Contents and Bag Contents illustration on page 5. If any part is missing or damaged contact the store where you purchased the unit.
CAUTION: Before starting to assemble mower, remove spark plug wire from plug of mower engine.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION
When right and left are mentioned in this manual, it means your right and your left when you are seated behind the wheel in the operating position.
ENGINE OIL
VERY IMPORTANT:
Engine must be filled with oil before operation. See OIL
&FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS in engine Owner's Manual for correct filling instructions and oil fill capacity.
INSTALL TOWBAR TUBE TO REAR QUADRANT
•Cut and remove the Plastic Tie which holds the Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable to the Rear Quadrant. (See Fig. 1)
•Remove two 3/8 Bolts, two 3/8 Lock Nuts and one 3/8 Flat Washer from the rear of the Towbar Tube.
•Place tube into Rear Quadrant, align holes, insert
•Secure tightly with
•Assemble a 3/8 Flat Washer onto a
•Insert Bolt and Washer through slot of Rear Quadrant and hole in Towbar Tube.
•Secure tightly with
NOTE: Towbar Tube must pivot freely inside Rear Quadrant when latch is pulled from notch.
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE AND WIRE HARNESS TO TOWBAR TUBE.
•Unwrap the Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable from around the Engine.
•Lay the Clutch Cable along the left side of the Towbar Tube and lay the Wire Harness along the right side of the Towbar Tube.
•Install three 3/8" Cable Clips on the Clutch Cable and three 1/2" Cable Clips onto the Wire Harness.
•Align all six Cable Clips with the holes in the Towbar Tube and secure them with three #10
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE TO THE HITCH ASSEMBLY
•Remove the 1/4" Lock Nut and 1/4" x 3/4" Bolt from the Clutch Cable Eyelet.
•Screw one 5/16" Nut off the Clutch Cable Housing and onto the bare cable wire. Screw the second 5/16" Nut all the way onto the Clutch Cable Hous- ing. Insert the Clutch Cable Eyelet through the slotted hole in the Cable Anchor on the Hitch Assembly.
NOTE: The loose 5/16" Nut on the cable wire must be cocked at an angle to fit through the slotted hole.
•Fasten the Clutch Cable Eyelet to the Clutch Lever, reusing the 1/4" x 3/4" Hex Bolt and 1/4" Lock Nut. Tighten the 1/4" Lock Nut securely and then loosen approximately two turns to allow the cable to pivot freely on the bolt.
•Screw the loose 5/16" Nut back onto the Clutch Cable Housing. Use the 5/16" Nuts to adjust the cable to the proper tension.
VERY IMPORTANT
See DRIVE TENSION on page 16 in the SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS Section of this manual for proper Clutch Cable adjustment.
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