SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUST- MENTS:

•Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

•Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Turn ignition key to “STOP” and remove key.

•Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.

•Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 15)

Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of trac- tor.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its lowest position.

•Roll belt off engine pulley.

•Remove small retainer spring, and remove clutch spring off pulley bolt.

•Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push housing guide out of bracket.

•Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re- moving retainer spring.

•Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets by removing retainer springs.

•Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer springs.

•Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower out from under tractor.

IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR, REMOVE THE FRONTLINKSANDHOOKTHECLUTCHSPRINGINTOSQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.

TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 15)

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Connect front links to mower deck and secure with retainer springs..

•Connect suspension arms to rear deck brackets and secure with retainer springs.

•Connect anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and secure with retainer spring.

•Push clutch cable housing guide into bracket, slide col- lar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring.

•Place flat washer and clutch spring on idler pulley bolt and secure with small retainer spring.

•Install belt onto engine pulley.

TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING

Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See “PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS” section of this manual). If tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust your mower.

 

SMALL RETAINER SPRING

 

 

 

 

CLUTCH SPRING

 

 

 

 

FLAT WASHER

 

 

SQUARE HOLE

SMALL RETAINER SPRING

 

SUSPENSION

ENGINE PULLEY

 

 

 

ARMS

 

 

 

 

CLUTCH SPRING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT LINK

RETAINER SPRING

 

 

 

 

ANTI-SWAY BAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAINER SPRINGS

COLLAR

 

 

 

(BOTH SIDES)

HOUSING GUIDE

LARGE RETAINER

 

 

 

SPRING

BRACKET

 

DEFLECTOR SHIELD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIG. 15

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197788 specifications

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