
Assembly Instructions
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Spring Tension Adjustment Nut
Located Under Lower
Spring Hook (Not Visible)
Hitch Pins
Lock Deck On
Support Arms
Counterweight Springs
Clip Onto Body
With Body Tilted Up
Deck Counterweight Spring Installation
5. Raise mower body (instead of lifting the front of
deck) and clip the counterweight springs to the
receptacle on front of body. Lower the body to
tension the springs. (Refer to
Deck Counter-
weight Spring Installation
photo.)
6. With the counterweight springs connected, the
weight on the deck caster wheels should be
15 to 25 Ib (6.8 to 11.3 kg); this adjustment is
preset at the factory. If required, the spring ten-
sion can be adjusted by tightening or loosening
the elastic stop nuts located underneath the
lower spring hook, or contact your local dealer
if additional help is required. Refer to
Deck
Counterweight Spring Installation
photo.
Deck Installation - Model MBK
1. Lightly grease each deck support arm (2) on the
tractor. Refer to
Mower Deck Installation
pho-
to for location of deck support arm.
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. Retract spring-loaded coupler ring on the PTO
Tube (provided in owner’s packet) and insert
coupler tool. Refer to
Quick Coupler Installa-
tion Tool
photo.
PTO Tube
Quick Coupler
Installation Tool
Pull Back Spring-Loaded
Coupler Ring
Quick Coupler Installation Tool
4. Reaching under the tractor, join the PTO tube to
the PTO shaft (align arrow decals). Slide the
PTO tube onto the spline shaft on the tractor
PTO gearbox.
Arrows on Shaft and Tube
(Used to Align When Sliding Together)
PTO
Connection
Grease Deck
Support Arm
Mower Deck Installation
(PTO Shaft Connection)