1.
Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2.
Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3.
Lower the mower deck to the lowest height-of-cut
position.
4.
Remove the bags for viewing the tube under the hood.
5.
Install the upper tube into the bagger opening and
pull it back out so the rubber seal is protruding out
(
).
Figure 20
1.
Upper tube
3.
Bagger hood
2.
Bagger opening
6.
With the hood in the down position, measure the
distance the tube is inside the hood.
Note:
Measure from the hood plate to the edge of
the tube as shown in
. This distance needs
to be 19 mm (3/4 inch).
Figure 21
1.
Hood plate
4.
19 mm (3/4 inch)
2.
Upper tube
5.
Edge of tube
3.
Hood in the down position
7.
Once the 19 mm (3/4 inch) measurement has been
achieved, mark the upper tube on the out side where
the rubber seal protrudes out (
).
Note:
This is to ensure the correct position for the
upper tube when drilling the holes and connecting the
upper and lower tubes. The rubber seal must protrude
out from the bagger hood.
Figure 22
1.
Upper tube
3.
Bagger hood
2.
Rubber seal protruding out
4.
Mark here against the
rubber seal
8.
Install the lower tube into the upper tube (
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