Assembly Instructions
Attach Spring
Roller Wheels
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 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 support arms approximately 3 in. (76 mm).
3.Retract
Quick Coupler
Installation Tool
PTO Tube
Pull Back
Coupler Ring
Quick Coupler Installation Tool
4.Reaching under the tractor, join the PTO tube to the PTO shaft (align arrow decals). Slide the PTO tube onto the spline shaft on the tractor PTO gearbox.
NOTE: When installing the DSD52 Mower deck, make sure to retract the dolly wheel after mounting the deck on the tractor.
Arrows on Shaft and Tube
(used to align when sliding together)
PTO
Connection
Grease Deck
Support Arms
Mower Deck Installation
(PTO Shaft Connection)
5.Slide the deck the rest of the way on the deck arms. If the deck is rear discharge (GHS equipped model), the rear discharge chute will need to be aligned and connected to the blower inlet during 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.
6.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.
7.Remove Installation Tool from coupler ring and make sure the ring has “snapped” securely on the spline shaft.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT operate tractor with
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