| WARNING: The mowing deck is capable | 50" Mower Deck |
of throwing objects. Never operate the | |
| mower deck without the chute deflector | Chute |
in its down position, even with the | Deflector |
| mulching plug installed. Failure to do so |
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could result in serious personal injury |
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and/or property damage. |
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Removing Mulching Plug and Shipping
Brace From 46" Decks ONLY
•Remove the wing nut and carriage bolt securing the mulching plug in the deck discharge opening, and pull the mulching plug from the deck. See Figure 2.
| 46” Mower Deck | Mulching Plug |
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Carriage
Bolt
Wing 
Nut
3
Setting Up
Your Lawn
Tractor
WARNING
The mowing deck is capable of throwing objects. Failure to op- erate the riding mower without the chute deflector in the down operating position could result in serious personal injury and/or property damage.
Figure 2
•Locate the shipping brace and tag, if present, between the chute deflector and the cutting deck. Holding the chute deflector fully upward, remove the shipping by grasping it and rotating it clockwise. Lower the chute deflector. Refer to Figure 2.
Removing Mulching Plug and Shipping Brace From 50" Decks ONLY
•Fully raise and hold the chute deflector; then slide the mulching plug out of the deck discharge opening. Lower the chute deflector.
Figure 3
•Locate the shipping brace and tag, if present, between the chute deflector and the cutting deck. Holding the chute deflector fully upward, remove the shipping brace by grasping it and rotating it. Lower the chute deflector. Refer to Figure 2.
Store the mulching plug for future use. Refer to “Mulch- ing” in Section 4 : Operation for instructions on installing and using the mulching feature.
Tire Pressure
WARNING: Maximum tire pressure under any circumstances is 25 psi. Equal tire pressure should be maintained at all times.
The tires on your unit may be
Maximum tire pressure under any circumstances is 25 psi. The recom- mended tire pressure should be maintained at all times.
