SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
DEFINITIONS OF DIRECTIONS
As
used
throughout
this
manual,
the
following
definitions
apply:
"Right"
and "Left"
refer fo the
operator's
right and left when seated in the
normal
operating
position
on the tractor.
"Forward"
and
"Rearward"
likewise refer to the directions
from the
view-point of the operator.
DEFLECTOR
FIGURE1
ASSEMBLING CHUTE DEFLECTOR
AND HEIGHT CONTROL LEVER
1. Remove banding
straps
on carton
by cutting
or
breaking. Removethe literature
bag, bag of
parts,
discharge chute deflector,
and cutting height control
lever from carton.
Slice carton
open at the corners
andfold down the sides.
Remove mower from carton
and remove all additional
packing
material
from
mower.
2. Assemble discharge
chute deflector
tounderside of
mower housing, using two (short)
carriage bolts,
flat
washers,
lockwashers,
and
nuts,
by
inserting
carriage bolts through deflector
andthen through
mower housing. Tighten nuts finger
tight. Assemble
clamp to front and rear of deflector
and m.ower
housing using two (long)carriage bolts andnuts.
Do
not use flat washers and lockwashers
at this time.
Tighten nuts onclamps
securely with awr~nch until
clamps are bent to fit tight against mower housing.
Remove nuts from clamps
and addflat
washers and
lockwashers.
Replace nuts
on clamp
and tighten
securely (See Fig. 1).
3. Slide
cutting
height
control
lever
onto
roller
adjustment shaft onmower housing.
Secure inplace
with pivot pin and
1/8
x
1/2
cotter
pin. (Besure head
of pivot pin is towards
rear of deck.) Line uphole in
lever with long hole in quadrant
and secure
with
3/8-16
x 2 screw, large washer, spring, small washer,
and nut (See Fig. 2).
CUTTING HEIGHT
CONTROL LEVER
NUT
SCREW
COTTER PIN
FIGURE2
OPERATING CONTROLS
CAUTION
Donot operate this mowerwithout the discharge
chute extension bolted securely inplace.
See
UNPACKING AND SET.UP
INSTRUCTIONS.
The operation
of the mower is controlled
from the
operator's position onthe tractor
bythehydraulic lift,
implement lift handleor electric clutch.
HYDRAULIC LIFT
To raise themower
to the transport
position, move the
hydraulic lift lever rearward (SeeFig.
3) until the mower
is raised upto the tractor.
frame, then releasethe lift
lever.
To lower the mower
for cutting,
move the
hydraulic
lift lever forward until the mower
is at the
desired cutting
height, then releasethe lever.
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