Operation
Figure6
Viewedfromtherightside
1.Hairpin3.DischargeChute
2.ChutePivotPin
Note:Installchutewiththetabstotherearof
thedecktabsasshown.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwill
allowobjectstobethrowninoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwith
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryorkillyou
orbystanders.
Neveroperatemowerunlessdischarge
deector,orentiregrasscollectionsystem,or
mulchkitisinstalled.
7.Re-installtheplasticbeltcoverandtightenthe
knobs.
8.Removethehairpinsandclevispinsholdingthe
hoodassemblytothemountweldment.
9.Liftthehoodassemblyoffthemount.
10.Theremovableweightsmustberemovedfrom
abovethecasterwheels(andfrontofoorpan
onsomeunits).Toremovethecasterweights.
Loosentheclampingknobsuntiltheweightcan
bemov edrelati vetothecasterarm.Removethe
hairpinsandclevispinsthatholdtheweightsto
thecasterarms.Carefullylifttheweightsoffof
thecasterarms.
Toremovetheweightonthefrontoftheoor
pan,removethetwohairpinsthatretainitand
thenliftitfromthemountplates.
Theweightsandbracketsboltedtotheoorpan
remainontheunit.
Note:Theremovableweightsareheavy .Use
carewhenliftingthem.Makesurethatyoucan
holdthemsecurelybeforeliftingthem.Use
cautionwhenpositioningyourhandssothatyou
DoNotsetthemdownonyourhandsorngers.
Note:TheportionsoftheUltraVacbaggerthat
arenotboltedtothemoweraredesignedtobe
installedorremovedintheirentirety .Failureto
dosowillcauseareductioninstabilityortraction.
DoNotoperatethemow erwithonlyaportion
oftheUltraVacinstalled.
CAUTION
Casterorfrontoorpanweightsinstalled
withoutbaggermaycauselossoftraction
andsteeringcontrol.Lossofcontrolcan
resultinanaccident,whichmaycausedeath,
injury,orpropertydamage.
Installcasterorfrontoorpanweights
ONLYwhenbaggerisinstalled.
11.Themachinecannowbeusedforsidedisc harge
mowing.
BaggerInstallationforBagging
1.Stopengine,removekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostop.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Removehairpinandchutepivotpin.Remove
dischargechute.Pi votpinandhairpinmaybe
storedinthepivotholesofthedischargechute
duringbaggingoperation.
3.Installthebaggerassemblyontothemountby
slippingthehookportionoverthetopmounting
tubeofthemountweldment(seeFigure5).
Securetheassemblytothemountusingtheclevis
pinsandhairpins.
4.Installthebagassembliesbyinsertingthehook
portionintotheslotsinthecrossbarofthehood
assembly.
5.Mounttheblow eronthedeckbyslidingthe
mountingpinintothetubeattherearrightcorner
ofthedeck.Swingtheblowerclosed.Adjustthe
positionofthefrontpintoengagetheslotinthe
frontofthedeck.Usethelatchtolocktheblo wer
inthisposition.Adjustthetensiononthelatch
toholdthebloweruptothedeck,yetallowfor
releasebyhand.
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