Assembly Instructions
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PTO Shaft Guard Installation
Position the shaft guard as shown and mount with
two (2) 1/4-20 x 1/2 in. bolts.
Carrier Frame
Tube Sockets
Attach
Guard
PTO Shaft Guard Installation
Tilt-Up Roller Wheel Installation
Mount the two (2) tilt-up roller wheels on the brack-
ets on the rear skirt of the deck housing using the
P/N 8490 axle bolt, 3/8 in. wave spring washer and
3/8-16 in. Whiz locknut. Tighten the axle bolt until
the wheel rolls freely, but is not loose.
Roller Wheels
Roller Wheel Installation
Mower Deck Installation on Tractor
Deck Installation - Model MBV
1. Lightly grease each deck support arm (2) on the
tractor. Refer to
Mower Deck Installation
pho-
to for location of deck support arm.
Deck Support
Arms
Mower Deck Installation
2. Engage the deck carrier frame tube sockets on
the tractor support arms (refer to
PTO Shaft
Guard
Installation
photo for socket location).
Slide the deck onto the support arms approxi-
mately 3 in. (76 mm).
3. Align and connect the splined PTO shaft and
socket halves, as shown in
PTO Shaft Connec-
tion
photo. The PTO shaft has a pilot end to
ease alignment of shaft; fit shaft end into socket
and rotate shaft until the splines line up as indi-
cated by arrows, then slide together.
Arrows on Shaft and Tube
(Used to Align When Sliding Together)
PTO
Connection
Grease Deck
Support Arms
PTO Shaft Connection
4. Install the hitch pin through the hole on the end
of each support arm to lock the deck in place
(re fer to
Deck Counterweight Spring Installa-
tion
photo). Two (2) hitch pins are included in
the owner’s packet of materials.