Operation
Figure6
Viewedfromtherightside
1.Hairpin3.DischargeChute
2.ChutePivotPin
Note:Installchutewiththetabstotherearof
thedecktabsasshown.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwill
allowobjectstobethrowninoperator’sor
bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwith
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryorkillyou
orbystanders.
Neveroperatemowerunlessdischarge
deector,orentiregrasscollectionsystem,or
mulchkitisinstalled.
7.Re-installtheplasticbeltcoverandtightenthe
knobs.
8.Removethehairpinsandclevispinsholdingthe
hoodassemblytothemountweldment.
9.Liftthehoodassemblyoffthemount.
10.Theremovableweightsmustberemovedfrom
abovethecasterwheels(andfrontofoorpan
onsomeunits).Toremovethecasterweights.
Loosentheclampingknobsuntiltheweightcan
bemov edrelati vetothecasterarm.Removethe
hairpinsandclevispinsthatholdtheweightsto
thecasterarms.Carefullylifttheweightsoffof
thecasterarms.
Toremovetheweightonthefrontoftheoor
pan,removethetwohairpinsthatretainitand
thenliftitfromthemountplates.
Theweightsandbracketsboltedtotheoorpan
remainontheunit.
Note:Theremovableweightsareheavy .Use
carewhenliftingthem.Makesurethatyoucan
holdthemsecurelybeforeliftingthem.Use
cautionwhenpositioningyourhandssothatyou
DoNotsetthemdownonyourhandsorngers.
Note:TheportionsoftheUltraVacbaggerthat
arenotboltedtothemoweraredesignedtobe
installedorremovedintheirentirety .Failureto
dosowillcauseareductioninstabilityortraction.
DoNotoperatethemow erwithonlyaportion
oftheUltraVacinstalled.
CAUTION
Casterorfrontoorpanweightsinstalled
withoutbaggermaycauselossoftraction
andsteeringcontrol.Lossofcontrolcan
resultinanaccident,whichmaycausedeath,
injury,orpropertydamage.
Installcasterorfrontoorpanweights
ONLYwhenbaggerisinstalled.
11.Themachinecannowbeusedforsidedisc harge
mowing.
BaggerInstallationforBagging1.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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