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Figure 28
1. Mower deck
2. 48 inch baffle
3. Grass baffle, existing
4. Carriage bolt,
5/16 x 3/4 inch
5. Washer, 5/16 inch
6. Locknut, 5/16 inch
Installing the Discharge Chute
1.
Install the mounting bracket onto the mower with
carriage bolts (5/16 x 5/8 inch) and locknuts
(5/16 inch) as shown in Figure 29.
2.
Install the discharge chute onto the mower (Fig. 29), in
between the mounting brackets.
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Figure 29
1. Mount bracket, discharge
chute
2. Spring, hooked ends down
3. Spacer
4. Discharge chute, bracket
5. Discharge chute
6. Bolt
7. Locknut
8. Carriage bolt,
5/16 x 5/8 inch
9. Locknut, 5/16 inch
3.
Align the discharge chute with the holes in the
brackets and the spring and spacer in the space
between the brackets and above the deflector (Fig. 29).
4.
Place the spring and spacer so that the hooked ends of
the spring are pointing down, with one end contacting
on the mower deck and the other over the deflector
(Fig. 29).
5.
Secure the deflector to the mower bracket with the
bolt. The bolt should pass through the grass deflector,
spring, spacer, and brackets. Secure the assembly with
the locknut (Fig. 29).
Note:
It may be helpful to press down near the end of the
bolt with a 9/16 inch open end wrench to align the bolt
with the second hole on the mower bracket and grass
deflector.
6.
Lift the discharge chute and check that it is spring
loaded and pivots freely to the full down position.
Important
The discharge chute must be spring loaded
in the down position. Lift the deflector up to test that it
snaps to the full down position.
Without the grass deflector, discharge cover, or
complete grass catcher assembly mounted in
place, you and others are exposed to blade contact
and thrown debris. Contact with the rotating
mower blade(s) and thrown debris will cause
injury or death.
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Never remove the grass deflector from the
mower because the grass deflector routes
material down toward the turf. If the grass
deflector is ever damaged, replace it
immediately.
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Never put your hands or feet under the mower.
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Never try to clear the discharge area or mower
blades unless you move the power take off
(PTO) to Off and rotate the ignition key to Off.
Also remove the key and pull the wire off of the
spark plug(s).
Warning
Mounting the Mower onto the Machine
1.
Install the mower onto the machine; refer to
Operator’s Manual
for instructions.
2.
Replace the two )left side mower leveling brackets
(hole) with two slotted leveling brackets (Fig. 30).
Secure them with the existing washers and hairpin
cotters (Fig. 30).
Note:
Save the (hole) leveling bracket for use when the
blower is installed.
