Specifications

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS
e Depress brake-clutch pedal and Set parking brake.
e Place shift control lever in NEUTRAL position.
• Place attachment clutch lever In DISENGAGED position.
e Turn ign!tlon key OFF and remove key.
® Make sure the blades and all movtng parts have completely stopped.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER DECK
Remove mower dec=kfrom right side of tractor+,
e Place cutting height adjustment lever in lowest cutting
position,,
e Remove hairpin cotter from mower deck hitch and
remove deck hitch rodfrom front hole of the front mount-
ing bracket (see RG. 18),,
Lower deck hitch.
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Turn front wheels all the way to the left to allow mower
deck hitchto slide past rightfront wheel,.
e Remove hairpincotter and flatwasher from hanger pin of
right rear lift arm and slide off right mower deck lift
bracket (see FIG. 19),
e Remove hairpincotter and flatwasher from hanger pinof
left rear liftarm and slide off left mower deck liftbracket
(see FIG, 19)+
• Flex lowerengine pulley belt guide away from puitey (see
FIG. 20),,
e Move mower deck forward and remove mower deck drive
belt from lower engine pulley+ Reposition belt guide_
e Remove hairpin cotter and ftatwasher from hanger pin on
mower clutch lever betcrank strap assembty.,
e Disconnect mower deck engagement spring from
belcrank strap assembly (see FIG. 21),
e Place cutting height adjustment lever in highest cutting
position,+
e Slide mower deck out from under right sideot tractor.
TO INSTALL MOWER DECK
e Place cutting height adjustment lever in highestcutting
position, If cutting height is not in highest position, the
deck brackets will hit the liftarms white slidingthe deck
under the tractor.
e Place mower deck on right side of tractor with
chute deflectoraway from tractor..
e Turn front wheels of tractor to maximum leftturn,
• Liftdeck hitchand slidedeck undertractor to a centered
position+
e From left sideof tractor, slide deck rearward_Then con-
nect mower deck engagement spring to hanger pin on
the mower clutch lever beicrank strap assembly, and
reinstall flatwasher and hairpin cotter on hanger pin
(see FIG. 21)+
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MOUNTING
BRACKET
COTTER
ROD
_ECKHRCH
VIEW FROM FRONT OF TRACTOR
FIG. 18
MOWER DECK HAF_._-,R
LIFT BRACKET PIN REAR LIFT ARM
(RIGHT SIDE) (RIGHT SIDE)
FLATWASHER
VIEW FROM RIGHT SIDE OF TRACTOR
FIG. 19
LOWER ENGINE
PULLEY BELT GUIDE
FIG. 20
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