4 SET-UP
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4.4
STEERING WHEEL ________________________________________________________
1.
Remove steering wheel from its shipping position.
2.
Assemble two 3/4” flat washers (
A
) and two 3/4”
wave washers (
B
) to the steering shaft.
3.
Position the steering wheel (
C
) over the shaft.
Secure with lockwasher, and jam nut (
D
). Torque nut
to 30 - 40 ft. lb. (41 - 51 Nm).
4.
Install steering wheel cap.
Figure 4A
4.5
ROPS ___________________________________________________________________
The ROPS base weldment
(AH)
and seatbelt have been
assembled to the mower at the factory.
1.
Position the ROPS
(AG)
behind the mower with the
base plates forward and the decals on the left side.
2.
Leave the top of the ROPS touching the ground,
raise the ends with the base plates until the first
hole aligns with the correct hole in the base
weldment
(AH)
.
3.
Install two 1/2-13 x 1-1/2” screws, lockwashers and
nuts
(AJ)
on each side of the weldment and hand
tighten.
4.
Rotate the ROPS into place and install the
remaining six 1/2-13 x 1-1/2” screws, lockwashers
and nuts
(AJ)
.
5.
Adjust the ROPS as required so it is straight to the
base weldment and mower frame. It may be
necessary to loosen base weldment mounting
hardware and adjust base weldment so ROPS is
equally balanced left to right.
6.
Torque ROPS and base weldment hardware to 57
ft.lbs. (77 Nm).
Figure 4B
A
B
C
D
NOTICE
When properly installed, the ROPS will lean
approximately 5° towards the rear of the mower.
AJ
AJ
AH
AG
base
plates
