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TRACTOR AND DECK PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CALLING SERVICE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FINDING YOUR MODEL & SERIAL NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SAFETY LABELS FOUND ON YOUR UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 LUBRICATION ILLUSTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ENGINE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 MOWER DECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 SLOPE GAUGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 LIMITED WARRANTY — COMMERCIAL USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 LIMITED WARRANTY — RESIDENTIAL USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 QUICK REFERENCE PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SECTION 1: TRACTOR AND DECK PREPARATION
Connect the Battery
The tractor is shipped with a sealed
Hex Nuts
battery. The positive battery cable has been connected at the factory, but the negative cable must be connected.
Note: Make sure the ignition switch is in the "OFF" position before attaching the battery cables.
• Open the tractor hood and remove |
the upper baffle of the bulkhead |
from the front of the dash panel by |
lifting upward on the locking tab on |
each side of the baffle. |
Hex Cap Screws
Bell
Washers
Hinge
Bracket
Chute Deflector Assembly
• | Remove the protective cap from the | |
| negative terminal of the battery. | |
• | Connect the black battery cable to | |
| the negative battery | post. Slide |
| terminal cover over the | connection |
| and reinstall the upper baffle. | |
Attach the Chute Deflector
The chute deflector may have been factory installed. If so, disregard now, but use these instructions if replace- ment of the chute deflector is ever necessary.
Remove the hex cap screws, bell washers and hex nuts at the chute opening of the deck .
Position the hinge bracket of the deflector assembly to align with the holes and insert the hex cap screws from the underside of the deck. Secure with the bell washers and hex nuts. Note: the crowned (rounded) surface of the washers go toward the hex nuts.
Refer to SECTION 11-Mower Deck when installing the mulching plug.
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