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 photo 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 approximately 3 in. (76 mm).
3.Align and connect the splined PTO shaft and socket halves, as shown in Mower Deck Instal- lation photo. The PTO shaft has a pilot end to ease alignment of shaft; fit shaft end into socket and rotate shaft until the splines line up as indi- cated by arrows, then slide together.
4.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 sup- port arms.
NOTE: Raising the mower body may be help- ful in fitting and guiding the deck chute into the blower.
Grease Deck
Support Arms
PTO Connection
Arrows on Shaft and Tube
(used to align when sliding together)
Mower Deck Installation/PTO Shaft Connection
5.Install the hitch pin through the hole on the end of each support arm to lock the deck in place (re- fer to Deck Counterweight Spring Installation photo). Two (2) hitch pins are included in the owner’s packet of materials.
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