Instructions / Assembly

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INSTALLATION
1. Stop engine, set parking brake, remove ignition key,
and wait for all hot parts to cool.
2. Disconnect locking pin from deck and remove
discharge chute. Save discharge chute for
operating unit without mulch kit. (Figure 2)
3. Remove the small discharge baffle from the deck.
Save the baffle and hardware for reinstallation.
(Figure 3)
4. Lower the deck to its lowest level. Raise front end
of unit to expose underside. Refer to instructions in
the unit’s owner/operator manual.
5. Remove eight tapping screws from mower deck.
Save all hardware. (Figure 4)
NOTE: Remove nine tapping screws for 60", 66" and 72"
decks.
6. Remove hardware from bottom of mower spindles,
remove the blades and save hardware for installing
mulching blades (Figure 5).
WARNING: ALWAYS block wheels and know
all jack stands are strong and secure and will
hold weight of unit during maintenance.
CAUTION: On multiblade mowers, rotation of
one mower blade will cause all mower blades to
rotate.
Figure 2
ID0610
Discharge chute.
Locking pin.
Remove and save
small baffle and
mounting
hardware.
Figure 3
ID6016
Remove
Remove
Figure 4
IF0660
52", 60", 66" and 72" Decks:
Remove nine 3/8-16 x 1/2
tapping screws.
1. Mower
Spindle
2. Blade
3. Washer
4. Bolt
1
2
3
4
IF0650
Figure 5