MTD OHD 190-180 warranty Attaching Support Bracket Bracket Assembly, Assembling Support Brackets

Clevis Pin

Figure 9

Outer holes

Figure 10

Figure 11

Upper Hole

Figure 12

Assembling Support

Brackets

Model Series 650 through 699

IMPORTANT: Before assembly, place the tractor on a firm, level surface, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine and set the parking brake.

1.Remove the top four self-tapping screws from the rear of the lawn tractor. See Figure 7 on the previous page.

2.Place the right hand grass catcher support bracket (F1 from Figure 4), in position, with the wide end on top and the narrow end pointing down as shown in Figure 8.

3.Secure the support bracket to the tractor frame with two self-tapping screws earlier removed. Refer to Figure 8. Repeat on the other side using part F2 from Figure 4.

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

4.Insert a shoulder bolt (C in Figure 4) through a bell washer, (B in Figure 4) and insert the bolt from the outside of the bracket through the outer hole on the support bracket. Secure with a nut (A in Figure 4).

See Figure 8 for details. Repeat on other side.

NOTE: The reference above to “the outer hole” means the hole furthest away from the frame.

Attaching Bracket

Assembly

Model Series 650 through 699

1.Remove the two nuts and bolts on each side of the mounting bracket holding the hitch plate.

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 outer holes (furthest from the mount- ing hooks) on the mounting bracket. See Figure 10.

3.For convenience, pivot the seat forward and leave it in that position until the grass collector is fully mounted and assembled.

4.Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the rear of the mounting bracket assembly. See Figure 9.

5.Position the hooked ends of the mounting bracket assembly to the outside of the support brackets and over the shoulder bolts just installed on both sides of the tractor frame. See Figure 11.

6.Reinsert the clevis pin through the aligned holes in both the bracket assembly and the hitch plate and secure with the hairpin clip removed earlier. See Figure 12 for reference.

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.

NOTE: For some tractor models, this clevis pin is too large. Use a smaller clevis pin (E in Figure 4) in

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Attaching

Support

Bracket &

Bracket

Assembly

Model Series 650

through 699

IMPORTANT:

Before assembly, place

the tractor on a firm,

level surface, disengage the PTO, turn off tractor engine and set the park- ing brake.

NOTE:

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

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.

NOTE:

For some tractor

models, this clevis

pin is too large. Use a smaller clevis pin in its place with the same hairpin clip.

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