Assembly & Installation

NOTE: References to left, right, front and rear of the tractor are from the operator’s position, unless otherwise stated.

•Before assembly, place the tractor on a firm, level surface, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine and set the parking brake.

•For convenience, pivot the seat forward and leave it in that position until the grass collector is fully mounted and assembled.

Assemble Mounting Brackets

To assemble the bagger mounting assembly, locate the mounting assembly pack and follow these steps:

1.Attach the two hitch side brackets to the universal rear attachment bracket using four hex bolts and flange lock nuts. With the hooks on the hitch side brackets pointing down, the tabs on the hitch plates should be pointing upwards. See Fig. 4-1.

Figure 4-1

2.Flip over assembly and mount the hitch support bracket to the mounting assembly using the hardware found in pack 689-00087. See Fig. 4-2.

Note: It might be easier during the mounting stage to leave this hardware only finger tight to facilitate lining up the hitch hole for the clevis pin. You will be instructed to tighten this hardware later in this manual.

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Side View

Figure 4-2

Assembling The Support Assembly

Locate the upright support bracket and the bag support assembly. Assemble it by following these steps:

1.Lay the bag support assembly topside down with the mounting bracket portion facing upwards.

2.Insert the notched end of the vertical support bracket into the bag support assembly, as in Fig. 4-3, and secure with a 5/16-18 carriage bolt and 5/16-18 flange lock nut. See Fig. 4-4.

Figure 4-3

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