Assembly Instructions

Attach Spring

Roller Wheels

Tilt-Up Spring and Roller Wheel

Installation on Rear Discharge Deck

Mower Deck lnstallation on Tractor

Deck Installation

1.Lightly grease each deck support arm (2) on the tractor. Refer to Mower Deck Installation pho- to on next page for location of deck support arm.

2.Engage the deck carrier frame tube sockets on the tractor support arms (refer to Discharge Chute and PTO Shaft Guard Installation photo for socket location). Slide the deck onto the sup- port arms: all the way if SD equipped model, approximately 3 in. (76 mm) if GHS equipped model.

NOTE: When installing the DSD52 Mower deck, make sure to retract the dolly wheel after mounting the deck on the tractor.

3.If the deck is rear discharge (GHS equipped model), the rear discharge chute will need to be aligned and connected to the blower inlet dur- ing the last 2 in. (51 mm) of slide action on the support arms.

NOTE: Raising the mower body may be help- ful in fitting and guiding the deck chute into the blower.

4.Install the hitch pin through the hole on the end of each support arm to lock the deck in place (refer to Deck Counterweight Spring Installa- tion photo). Two (2) hitch pins are included in the owner’s packet of materials.

5.Connect the mower deck PTO drive shaft assembly to the tractor with the splined quick disconnect coupler. This coupler simplifies shaft alignment and installation.

a.Use the arrows on the shaft and tube to align and slide the PTO quick coupler onto the deck splined shaft.

b.Reaching under the tractor, pull the ring back on the coupler, slide onto the spline shaft on the tractor, and release the ring.

IMPORTANT: To prevent damage to the mower, make sure the PTO shaft assembly is securely locked on the tractor, with the locking balls fully seated in the groove and the ring in the full forward position (refer to the Coupler Ring “Locked” Position photo). After installation, pull on the shaft to check for security.

Pull Back Spring-Loaded

Coupler Ring

Installing PTO Quick Coupler

Spring-Loaded Coupler Ring

In Fully Forward Position

Coupler Ring “Locked” Position

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