If you have a 54" mower deck go directly to page 8. All other deck sizes use the following instructions.
•Remove the mower stop bracket and its two bolts and nuts from the R.H. side of the tractor frame as shown in fi gure 3.
•If the tractor has a muffl er guard at the front of the R.H. foot rest, remove the bottom bolt and nut, and the washer which is located between the guard and the tractor frame. See fi gure 3.
•Remove the two bolts from the bottom of both the R.H. and L.H. foot rests. See fi gure 3.
MUFFLER GUARD (ONLY MODELS WITH SIDE MUFFLER)
MOWER STOP
BRACKET
FIGURE 3 | RIGHT SIDE VIEW |
•Assemble the R.H. hanger bracket to the bottom hole where the mower stop bracket was removed and to the upper hole under the front of the foot rest. Fasten with two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, 3/8" lock washers and 3/8" hex lock nuts. (On tractors with muffl er guards, slide the hanger bracket between the guard and the tractor frame.) See fi gure 4.
MUFFLER GUARD (ONLY MODELS WITH SIDE MUFFLER)
R.H. HANGER
BRACKET
•Assemble the L.H. hanger bracket to the left side of the tractor frame using two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts, two 3/8" lock washers and two 3/8" hex lock nuts as shown in fi gure 5.
L.H. HANGER | 3/8" LOCK |
BRACKET | WASHER |
3/8" HEX LOCK NUT
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 5 | LEFT SIDE VIEW |
•Assemble a frame bracket to the L.H. foot rest and sway bar bracket as shown in fi gure 6. Use two 3/8" x
•Assemble a shoulder bolt to the inside of the L.H. frame bracket, securing it with a 3/8" lock washer and a 3/8" hex lock nut. See fi gure 6.
•Repeat with a frame bracket on the R.H. side of the tractor. Attach in the same manner but use four spacers (two per bolt).
•Proceed to page 9.
| 3/8" x | 3/8" HEX | |
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L.H. FRAME | 3/8" LOCK | 3/8" LOCK | |
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| HEX BOLT | SHOULDER | SWAY BAR | |
3/8" HEX | 3/8" LOCK |
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LOCK NUT | WASHER |
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FIGURE 4 |
| RIGHT SIDE VIEW | FIGURE 6 |
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