•Pivot the hood assembly up and lower the cutting height adjustment lever to the lowest position.
•Remove the two wing nuts (A and B in Figure 4 ) from two ends of the grasscatcher chute.
•Loosen the two wing nuts (C and D in Figure 4 ) in the middle of the chute. Do not remove. All four wing nuts hold the chute to the deck frame.
•Slide the grasscatcher chute to the right and out of the deck frame. Slide the
•Reinsert wing nuts A and B. Tighten to secure. Tighten the two wing nuts C and D.
Grass Catcher
Chute
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| Side- |
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| Discharge | Wing |
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| Chute | Nut B |
Wing |
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Nut D |
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| Wing |
Wing | Nut C |
Nut A |
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Figure 4
Attaching Mulch Plug
While operating your rider mower, you have three options: (i) to collect grass clippings in the grass catcher, (ii) to discharge grass clippings on the side, or
(iii)to mulch grass and recirculate clippings back to the lawn. For the third option, attach the mulching plug to the
•Put two hex bolts through the mulching plug at the respective openings. See Figure 5 .
Side Discharge Chute
Wing Nut
B
Speed A
Nut
Hex Bolt |
| Mulching |
| Plug |
Figure 5
•Place speed nuts over the hex bolts.
•Insert the plug into the
•To attach the mulching plug now to the unit, follow instructions on previous page to attach side- discharge chute to the deck.
•Place wing nut on each of the hex bolts and thread a few turns. See Figure 5 . Check that the mulch plug is aligned correctly within the discharge chute.
•Tighten both wing nuts
Attaching Bumper (Optional)
•Remove bumper from the grass catcher.
•Loosen and remove the two hex bolts and lock nuts from the front rail on the rider mower. See Figure 6 .
•Align the two holes on the bumper tube with the corresponding holes on the rider frame (from where you removed the hardware). See Figure 6.
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See Figure 6 .
Lock
Nut
Bumper
Rider Frame
Rail
Hex Bolt
Figure 6
Attaching Hitch Plate (Optional)
The hitch plate, if equipped, was loosely attached to the rear frame of the rider for shipping purposes.
•Loosen the nut attaching the hitch plate to the frame and swing the plate outward. Make sure that the wider side of the hitch plate aligns with the rear frame as shown in Figure 7 .
•Remove the hex bolt, lock washer and hex nut from the other end of the rear frame. Save the hardware.
•Align the hole on the hitch plate with the corresponding hole on the rear frame assembly (from where you removed the hardware).
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Hitch Plate
Hex Bolt
Rear
Frame
Lock
Washer
Hex
Nut
Figure 7
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