Sears 536.25587 owner manual Tractor To Remove Mower Deck, To Install Mower Deck, Mowerdeck Hitch

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS

eDepress brake-clutch pedal and set parking brake°

® Place shift control lever in NEUTRAL position_

e Place attachment clutch lever in DISENGAGED position,

e Turn ignition key OFF and remove key,

® Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped°

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER DECK

Remove mower deck from right side of tractor,

ePlace cutting height adjustment pedal in lowest cutting position by moving memory rod to position 1 and pressing pedal latch to release cutting height adjustment pedal

®Turn font wheels all the way to the left to allow mower deck hitch to slide past right front wheel,

•Remove hairpin cotter from mower deck hitch and

removedeck hitch rod from top holes of the front mounting bracket (see Fig° 23A).,

•Lower deck hitch.,

•Remove hairpin cotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of rightrear lift arm and slide off right mower deck lift bracket (see Fig, 23B).

eRemove hairpincotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of

left rear lift arm and slide off left mower deck lift bracket (see Fig 23B),

ePull lower engine pulley belt guides away from pulley (see Fig. 24)_

eMove mower deck forward and remove mower deck drive belt from lower engine pulley, Reposition belt guides_

eDisconnect mower deck engagement cable from mower clutch cable spring (see Fig 25)

ePlace cutting height adjustment pedal in highest cutting position°

FRONT

MOUNTING

BRACKET

HAIRPIN

MOWERDECK

HITCH

VIEW FROM FROt_I "OF TRACTOR

FIG. 23A

MOWER DECK

LIFT BRACKET

(RIGHT SIDE)

FLATWASHER \\_, I

VIEW FROM RIGHT SIDE OF TRACTOR

•Pull mower deck out from under right side of tractor

FIG. 23B

TO INSTALL MOWER DECK

@Place cutting height adjustment in highest position by pressing cutting height adjustment pedal all the way down until it latches, if cutting height is not in highest position, the

deck brackets will hit the lift arms while sliding the deck under the tractor.

•Place mower deck on right side of tractor with chute deflector away from tractor.

•Turn front wheels of tractor to maximum left turn,

eLift deck hitch and slide deck under tractorto a centered position

@From left side of tractor, slide deck rearward,, Then connect mower deck engagement cable to mower clutch cable spring (see Fig. 25). Be sure open side of spring end is pointed down (see Fig., 25 inset).

LOWER ENGINE

PULLEY BELT GUIDES

LOWER

ENGINE PULLEY

FIG,, 24

23