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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLY
NOTE:
References to LEFT, RIGHT , FRONT and
REAR of the tractor are from the operator’s position.
•
Before
assembly, place the tractor on a firm, level
surface, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor
engine and set the parking brake.
Mounting Bracket Assembly
Tractors equipped with Shoulder Bolt A
(refer to Figure 3)
NOTE:
For convenience, pivot the seat forward and
leave it in that position until the grass collector is fully
mounted and assembled.
•
Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the rear
of the mounting bracket assembly.
•
Position the hooked ends of the bracket assembly
to the outside of the hitch plate and over the
shoulder bolts. See Figure 3.
Figure 3
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Reinsert the clevis pin through the aligned holes
(Figure 3) in both the bracket assembly and the
hitch plate and secure with the hairpin clip. Refer to
Figure 5.
IMPORTANT:
There are two holes in the clevis pin. Be
sure to insert the hairpin clip in the
upper
hole to
properly secure the bracket assembly to the hitch plate.
Tractors without Shoulder Bolt A
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Insert shoulder bolt (C in Figure 2) through a bell
washer (B in Figure 2) and insert the bolt through
the support bracket (F in Figure 2). Secure with nut
(A in Figure 2). See Figure 4.
•
Place one support bracket on each side of the
tractor frame aligning the two smaller holes on the
bracket with corresponding holes on the tractor
frame. See Figure 4. Secure with self-tapping
screw (E in Figure 2).
•
Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the rear
of the mounting bracket assembly.
•
Position the hooked ends of the mounting bracket
assembly to the outside of the hitch plate and over
the shoulder bolts just installed on both sides of the
tractor frame. Follow arrows in Figure 4.
•
Align the hole at the rear of the mounting bracket
assembly to the hole on the hitch plate and re-insert
the clevis pin through these two holes. Secure with
the hairpin clip removed earlier.
IMPORTANT:
Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the
upper hole of the clevis pin.
Figure 4
Attaching Grasscatcher Cover and Bags
•
Place the grasscatcher cover assembly’s support
tube in position on the rear of unit by sliding the
support tube down through the center hole in the
mounting bracket assembly. See Figure 5.
Figure 5
Shoulder Bolt A
Mounting
Bracket
Ali
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th
es
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ho
les
Bolt
Shoulder
Self-Tapping
Screw
Hitch Plate
Support Bracket
Nut
Mounting
Bracket
Washer
Bell
Mounting
Bracket
Support
Tube
Clevis
Pin
Hairpin
Clip
Hitch Plate
NOTE:
Grasscatcher cover not shown here for clarity