Snapper Simplicity RZT Riding Mowers manual Discharge deflector removed for clarity

STEP 4: Install the bag adapter deck mounting hardware: a. Install the 1/4 x 2-1/2” hex bolt, fitted with one 1/4-20 flange nut threaded all the way up to the end of the thread, into the noted hole in the rear of the deck. See Figure 5. Secure with a second flange nut, tightening securely.

b. Attach the rod mount plate to the right front of the deck with two 5/16 x 3/4” hex bolts and center lock nuts, tightening securely. See Figure 5.

50” DECKS ONLY: Before attaching the rod mount plate to the deck, remove all the gage wheels from the deck. Install the rod mount plate, then replace the existing gage wheels with the supplied gage wheels and hardware. See Figure 5a. (NOTE: Some decks have two wheels; others have four.)

HEX BOLT

ADAPTER

FLAT

WASHER

5/16 X 3/4”

BOLT

LOCK NUT

STRAP

FLANGE

NUTS

MOUNT

ROD

5/16 X 1-1/2”

BOLT

FLANGE NUT

(FLANGE DOWN)

FIGURE 6

STEP 6: Install the bag adapter to the deck by inserting the mount rod on the adapter into the rod mount plate on the

USE THIS

HOLE FOR 44” DECKS

FLANGE NUT (FLANGE UP)

USE THIS

HOLE FOR 50” DECKS

ROD MOUNT

PLATE

deck. Then attach the strap on the adapter to the shank of the hex bolt on the deck installed in Step 4a. See Figure 7.

ATTACH

STRAP TO

HEX BOLT

FIGURE 5

(Discharge deflector removed for clarity)

INSERT ROD MOUNT INTO ROD MOUNT PLATE

FIGURE 7

(Discharge deflector removed for clarity)

STEP 7: Install the grass catcher support:

a. Remove the three noted bolts and nuts from the right rear of the unit. See Figure 8.

REPLACE EXISTING GAGE WHEELS WITH SUPPLIED WHEELS AND HARDWARE (50” DECKS ONLY)

FIGURE 5a

STEP 5: Assemble the bag adapter:

a. Insert one 5/16 x 3/4” hex bolt, fitted with one 5/16 flat washer, up through the front hole in the adapter, and one 5/16 x 1-1/2” hex flange bolt up through the rear hole. See Figure 6.

b. Install the mount rod onto the bolt threads, securing with two 5/16-18 flange nuts, tightening securely. See Figure 6.

FIGURE 8

c. Install the rear of the strap onto the thread of the rear bolt, and secure the strap with a 5/16-18 hex center lock nut. See Figure 6. NOTE: Do not overtighten the lock nut.

REMOVE

HARDWARE

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