Installation Guide

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Ariens Apex

Lowe’s Items 1461305, 1461316, 1475968,

1475969, 1476422

Setup Instructions

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IDENTIFICATION

1. Seat

2. Steering Control Levers

3. Lower Control Arm

4. Parking Brake

5. Discharge Chute

6. Transaxle Bypass Lever

Assembled

As Shipped

Tools for Assembly:

•Pry Bar

• 7/16" Wrench

• 9/16" Wrench

•3/4" Wrench

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Ariens Apex Lowe’s Items 1461305, 1461316, 1475968, 1475969, 1476422 Setup Instructions As Shipped Assembled 6 1 2 3 4 5 IDENTIFICATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Read and understand the Safety section in the Operator’s Manual before proceeding. DO NOT start engine until assembly is complete. 2. a. Rotate steering control levers (item 2) outward. 1. CAUTION: AVOID INJURY. Small wood splinters can eject when breaking crate. Wear adequate eye protection and gloves. a. Using a pry bar, remove and discard crate top and sides. b. Remove plastic bag from around unit and discard. 2 3. a. Rotate seat (item 1) forward.
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4. 6. a. Remove plastic boot from negative battery terminal and discard. b. Remove hardware from negative (black) battery cable. DO NOT discard hardware. c. Secure negative battery cable to negative (open) battery terminal with hardware removed in previous step. a. Rotate steering control levers into operating position. 7. a. 5. a. Rotate seat into operating position. Pull left and right transaxle bypass lever (item 6) out to disengage transaxles.
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8. a. 10. Release parking brake (item 4). a. Lift discharge chute (item 5) up slightly and rotate down into operating position. 4 5 9. a. Slowly push unit off crate pallet. b. Discard pallet. 11. a. Engage parking brake.
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12. a. Push right and left transaxle bypass levers in to engage transaxles. IMPORTANT: Be sure to push bypass levers in on each side of unit. 3 WARNING: AVOID INJURY. DO NOT proceed until operation and safety rules are fully understood. Read and understand Operator’s Manual before proceeding. 13. a. Rotate left and right eccentric spacers to align steering levers to the same height and tighten left and right hardware. b.