Owner's Manual

P/N 115 152827 R1

08/15/09

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

54" MULCH KIT - 966 050401

IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEEDING, PLACE ALL CONTROLS IN

THE DISENGAGED OR OFF POSITION, REMOVE SPARK PLUG

WIRES FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND REMOVE IGNITION KEY.

WARNING!

Blades are sharp. Protect your hands

with gloves and/or wrap blades with a

heavy cloth when handling.

Block the front of the mower up to give access 1.

to the underside of the front deck. Remove the

discharge chute assembly by removing hardware

(1) on the bracket top. Set the assembly and

hardware aside for reinstallation when the mulch

kit is not being used.

Remove the three nuts and bolts that protect the 2.

mulch kit fastening locations (2).

NOTE: Only one hardware site is shown in the

illustration.

Carefully remove the cutting blades, retaining the 3.

blade bolts for reuse. Clean any grass out from

underneath the deck.

Bolt left hand corner mulch bafe to the 4. outside

of the deck bafe weldment as shown in the

illustration.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 54" MULCH KIT - 966 050401 IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEEDING, PLACE ALL CONTROLS IN THE DISENGAGED OR OFF POSITION, REMOVE SPARK PLUG WIRES FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND REMOVE IGNITION KEY. WARNING! Blades are sharp. Protect your hands with gloves and/or wrap blades with a heavy cloth when handling. 1. Block the front of the mower up to give access to the underside of the front deck. Remove the discharge chute assembly by removing hardware (1) on the bracket top.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 5. Set the left hand baffle in place, with weld bolt up through the deck. Secure baffle to deck with nuts and bolts as shown. Attach right hand baffle with the same procedure. 6. Fasten the mulch cap to the deck and baffle.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 7. Install the kit mulching blades using the existing blade bolt (torque to 90 ft./lbs.). 8. Rotate the blades by hand and check for clearance of all baffles. 9. Make sure all hardware is tight. 10. Remove blocks and return the mower to its normal position. Mulching Guidelines To ensure acceptable mulching performance: • The length of grass to be cut in one pass should not exceed 1/3 of the total grass height.