Operator's Manual

Figure 19

1. Indentations for drilling

holes

4. Use the existing holes to

create a line

2. Upper tube 5. Line to cut tube

3. Cut off 3–1/2 inches (89

mm) for 60 inch mowers

with gas engines only

Step

Installing the Discharge

Tubes

Parts needed for this step:

Upper tube

Lower tube

Bolt, (#10 x 3/4 inches)

Locknut, (#10)

Washer, (7/32 inch)

Procedure

Important: Mak e sur e the mo w er deck

is in the lo w est height-of-cut position while

installing the discharge tubes.

Note: R emember to re place the g rass deﬂector

when the bag g er is remo v ed from the mo w er .

R efer to R e placing the Grass Deﬂector .

1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .

2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for

all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the

operating position.

3. Lo w er the mo w er dec k to the lo w est

height-of-cut position.

4. R emo v e the bags for viewing the tube under

the hood.

5. Install the upper tube into the bag g er opening

and pull it bac k out so the r ubber seal is

protr uding out ( Figure 20 ).

Figure 20

1. Upper tube 3. Bagger hood

2. Bagger opening

6. With the hood in the do wn position, measure

the distance the tube is inside the hood.

Measure from the hood plate to the edg e of

the tube as sho wn in Figure 21 . T his distance

needs to be 3/4 inc h (19 mm).