WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SER- VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1.Depress brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
2.Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
3.Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
4.Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
5.Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER
1.Place attachment clutch in "DISEN- GAGED" position.
2.Lower attachment lift lever to its lowest position.
3.Disengage belt tension rod from lock bracket.
_, CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring loaded. Have a tight grip on rod and re- lease slowly.
4.Remove mower belt from electric clutch pulley.
5.DISCONNECT REAR MOWER PINS FIRST - Pull out the spring loaded pin, disconnect suspension arm from pin and release pin.
6.Go to other side of mower and discon- nect rear pin in the same manner.
7.Remove the four retainer springs and two flanged pins from front plate as-
sembly and remove plate.
8.Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.
Belt Tension Rod | Bracket |
Disengage_on
9.Turn tractor steering wheel to the left as far as it will go.
10.Slide mower out from under right side of tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure described in "INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT" in the As-
sembly section of this manual. NOTE: You will need to reattach front plate assembly
to tractor after sliding mower under the tractor.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See "PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS" section of this
manual). If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT
•Raise mower to its highest position.
•Measure height from bottom edge of
mower to ground level at front corners
of mower. Distance "A" on both sides of mower should be the same.
Electric Clutch Pulley
! | Front Plate Assembly | |
| ||
| Double | Loop |
| Retainer | Springs |
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Rear Mower Pins
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