42" Briggs & Stratton 19.5 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

Seat Adjustment

Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment

instructions.

Parking Brake Adjustment

Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.

AlwaysdisengagePTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,stop

engineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

If thetractordoes notcometo acompletestopwhenthe brakepedal

is completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscanrollwiththe

parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis in needof adjustment.Contactthe

nearest Sears Service Centerto haveyourbrakesproperlyadjusted.

Tolocatethe nearest Parts& Repair ServiceCenteror to schedule

service,contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.

CUTTING DECK REMOVAL

To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:

1. Placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin thedisengaged(OFF)

positionandengagethe parkingbrake.

2. Lowerthe deck by movingthe deck lift leverintothe bottom

notchon the rightfender.

3. Removetheself-tappingscrew(A) thatsecuresthe belt-keeper

rodfromaroundthe tractor'sPTOpulley,thenremovethe belt

keeperrod(B). SeeFig. 17.

NOTE: Makea mentalnotewhatholethe otherendof the belt-keeper

rodisinsertedinfor reinstallationpurposes.

4. Removethebelt (C) fromaroundthetractor'sPTOpulley.See

Fig.17.

5. Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromthe leftside of the tractor,locate

the bow-tiepinthat securesthedecksupportrodonthe rear

Idt sideof the deck. SeeFig.18.Removethe bow-tiepinthat

securesthedecksupportrod,andcarefullyremovethe deck

supportfromthe decklift arm.

6. Repeatthe abovestepson the tractor'srightside.

NOTE: The bow-tieclipsshouldbe re-installedfromthe top down.

Figure 22

Movethe decklift leverintothe top notchon the rightfenderto

raisethe decklift armsupandout of the way.

Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor

betweenthe belt anda pulleywhile removingthe belt.

Figure 21