Using Subframe Lock out

Removal of the mower deck is not necessary to utilize implements attached to the 3 - point hitch. The subframe lock feature allows the 3 - point hitch links to be raised and lowered without also raising and lowering the mower deck.

To engage the deck lock out feature, proceed as follows:

•On each side of the tractor, withdraw the clevis pin from the storage hole at the middle of the RH and LH subframe assemblies. Refer to Figure 9.

•Start the tractor engine and use the 3-point hitch control lever (refer to the tractor operator’s manual) to raise the lift arms to their highest position. Stop the engine.

•From either side of the tractor, insert the clevis pin through the lockout bracket, beneath the rear lift arm, to secure the lift arm in the up position. See Figure 16.

 

Lockout

Clevis Pin

Bracket

LH Rear

Lift Arm

Figure 16

•Move to the other side of the tractor and insert the other clevis pin through the lockout bracket to secure the lift arm in the up position. Refer to Figure 16.

Removing the mower deck

If you choose to remove the mower deck from the tractor, proceed as follows:

WARNING!: Do not attempt to disconnect the drive shaft when the tractor engine is running. Stop the tractor engine, disengage all PTO controls, engage the parking brake, and wait for all movement to stop before disconnecting the deck drive shaft.

•Adjust the front caster wheels and rear gauge wheels to their highest position (lowest deck position) and use the tractor 3-point hitch control lever to lower the deck to the ground. Refer to “Adjustments” later in this manual.

WARNING!: Never position any part of your body beneath tractor implements held in the raised position only by the tractor’s hydraulic system. A sudden loss of pressure could cause the implement to fall and could result in severe injury.

NOTE: If accessing the deck drive shaft from the rear of the tractor, it may be necessary to temporarily remove some 3 - hitch attachments.

•Accessing the drive shaft from either the side or the rear of the tractor, grasp the drive shaft locking collar and compress toward the body of the shaft to release and slide the shaft from the tractor’s mid - PTO shaft. Pivot the drive shaft to the side so that it rests on top of the deck housing. Refer to Figure 15.

•From each side of the tractor, remove the internal cotter pin and withdraw the clevis pin to disconnect the front lift links from the subframe front lift arms. Refer to Figure 14. Reinsert the clevis pins into the deck front lift links and secure with the internal cotter pins to store with the deck.

•From either side of the tractor, pull the release pin of the rear lift arm assembly out of the upper hole in the lock bracket; then slightly pivot the pin so that it is held outward against the side of the lock bracket. Refer to Figure 12.

•Slide the lock bracket up the lift arm until the lower hole in the lock bracket aligns with the pin hole in the lift arm. Pivot the release pin down to the lower hole and release so that the pin goes through the lock bracket and lift arm to fix the lock bracket in the raised (unlocked) position. See Figure 12.

•Repeat the procedure on the other side of the tractor to fix the lock bracket of the rear lift arm assembly in the raised (unlocked) position.

•Roll the deck forward to disengage the deck hitch bracket pins from the receiver slots of the RH and LH rear lift arms. Refer to Figure 13.

•Start the tractor engine and use the 3-point hitch control lever (refer to the tractor operator’s manual) to raise the lift arms to their highest position, and turn the front wheels of the tractor all the way to the left. Stop the engine.

•From the right side of the tractor, maneuver the deck out from underneath the tractor.

•The subframe front and rear lift arms should be secured in the locked out position when not in use. On each side of the trac- tor, withdraw the clevis pin from the storage hole at the middle of the RH and LH subframe assemblies. Refer to Figure 9.

•From either side of the tractor, insert the clevis pin through the lockout bracket, beneath the rear lift arm, to secure the lift arm in the up position. See Figure 15.

•Move to the other side of the tractor and insert the other clevis pin through the lockout bracket and rear lift arm. Secure with the internal cotter pin. Refer to Figure 16.

Follow the instructions from the subsection “Installing the Mower Deck” on page 11 to reinstall the mower deck after the initial installation has been completed.

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