MTD 190-182,190-180 Attaching Support Bracket Bracket Assembly, Assembling Support Brackets

Figure 3-3

Figure 3-4

Inner holes

Figure 3-5

Upper Hole

Figure 3-6

Assembling Support

Brackets

Model Series 700

1.Locate the eight self-tapping screws supplied in your hardware pack (D1 from Fig. 2-2). Attach the right hand grass catcher support bracket using four of the supplied screws in position as shown in Fig. 3-3. Place the left hand grass catcher support bracket in position and secure with the other four screws.

NOTE: For easier installation, first align and start all four screws in each bracket before tightening.

2.Insert a hex bolt (C1 in Fig. 2-2) through a shoulder spacer, (C2 in Fig. 2-2), and secure with a 3/8” Hex FlangeLock Nut (D2 in Fig. 2-2). Tighten securely.

Repeat on other side.

NOTE: If the grass collection system is removed for any reason, it is not necessary to remove the support brackets from the tractor.

Attaching The Bracket

Assembly

1.Remove the two nuts and screws on each side of the mounting bracket holding the hitch plate. See Fig. 3-4.

NOTE: The clevis pin and hairpin clip may come pre- installed in the hitch-plate from the factory. If this is the case, remove the clevis pin now by removing the hairpin clip and lifitng the clevis pin out as seen in Fig. 3-4.

2.Rotate the hitch plate 180° from its original position. Re-insert the four bolts through mounting bracket and hitch plate frame and secure with nuts removed earlier. Use the inner holes (closest to the mounting hooks) on the mounting bracket. Refer to Fig. 3-5.

3.Position the hooked ends of the mounting bracket assembly to the outside of the support bracket and over the shoulder bolts on both sides. Secure each mounting bracket with a clevis pin (A1 from Fig. 2-2) and hairpin clip (A2 from Fig. 2-2) from the hardware pack. See Fig. 3-6.

4.Insert the clevis pin (B1 in Fig. 2-2) through the aligned holes in both the bracket assembly and the hitch plate and secure with the hairpin clip (B2 in Fig. 2-2). See Fig. 3-6.

IMPORTANT: There are two holes in the clevis pin. Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the upper hole to properly secure the bracket assembly to the hitch plate.

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Attaching

Support

Bracket &

Bracket

Assembly

Model Series 700

NOTE:

If the grass

collection system is removed for any reason, it is not necessary to remove the support brackets from the tractor.

The clevis pin and

hairpin clip may

come pre-installed in the hitch-plate from the factory. If this is the case, remove the clevis pin now by removing the hairpin clip and lifitng the clevis pin out.

IMPORTANT:

There are two holes

in the clevis pin. Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the upper hole to properly secure the bracket assembly to the hitch plate.