Installation Instructions

44” & 50” Mulching Kits

 

 

 

 

 

Hex Washer

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washer

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Block

Capscrew

Tighten & Torque

Step Three — Install the Mulching Blades with tabs pointing up towards the deck. Use a wooden block to prevent blade rotation. Torque each blade mounting capscrew to 50-70 ft. lbs. (67-95 N.m.)

WARNING

Blade mounting capscrews must each be installed with a hex washer and spring washer, then securely tightened. Torque blade mounting capscrew to 45-55 ft. lbs. (61-75 N.m.)

Step Four —

 

Position the baffle so

 

the discharge edge

 

contacts the stone

 

guard. Hold the baffle

 

in position with clamps

 

as shown.

Discharge

Closure Plate

Step Five Position the Discharge Closure Plate at the discharge opening of the mower deck, inserting the tab into the baffle. Hold the plate in position with clamps as shown.

Step Six — Adjust the baffle and closure plate vertically so that the cutting tips of the blade are even above the edge of the baffle and closure plate edges as shown above.

Step Seven — Attach the baffle with the carriage bolts, lockwashers, and hex nuts as shown. (Carriage bolt head must

be on the INSIDE of the mower deck.) Tighten the nuts securely, and remove the clamps.

Step Eight — Locate the two holes in the closure plate as shown by positions “A” and “B” in the illustration below. Using an 11/32” drill bit, drill a hole at each of these locations. Use a file to remove burrs around the holes.

&

A

B

Step Nine— Attach the closure plate with phillips screws, lockwashers, and nuts as shown above. (“A” is inserted from the top of the deck. “B” is inserted from the bottom of the closure plate/deck.) Tighten the nuts securely and remove the clamps.

Simplicity Mfg. Inc.

Form No. 1716882-03

500 N Spring Street / PO Box 997

Rev. 8/2004

Port Washington, WI 53074-0997 USA

© 2004Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. All Rights Reserved

 

 

TP 200-2039-03-AT-SMA

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