Assembly Instructions
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Coupler
Installation Tool
Retract SpringLoaded
Quick Disconnect Ring
PTO Coupler
Tube
PTO Coupler Installation Tool
4. Unhook lower edge of rubber debris guard and
raise for access to the tractor PTO shaft. Refer
to
Mower Deck Installation
photo for location
of debris guard.
Align
Arrows
Coupler
Installation Tool
Tractor
PTO Shaft
PTO Shaft Connection
(Shown with Debris Guard Removed for Clarity)
5. Reaching under the tractor, slide the PTO cou
pler tube onto the deck drive shaft (align arrow
decals), then install the coupler quick discon
nect onto the tractor PTO drive shaft. Refer to
the
PTO Shaft Connection
photo.
6. Remove Coupler Installation Tool from quick
disconnect ring and make sure the ring has
“snapped” securely on the spline shaft.
Coupler Installation Tool Removal
(Shown with Debris Guard Removed for Clarity)
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT
operate tractor with
Coupler Installation Tool installed.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent damage to the mow
er, make sure the PTO quick disconnect
is se
curely locked on the tractor, with the locking
balls fully seated in the groove and the ring in the
locked position (refer to the
Quick Disconnect
Ring “Locked” Position
illustration). After in
stallation, pull on the PTO coupler to check for
security.
Coupler Ring in
Released Position
PTO Drive
Shaft
PTO Coupler
UJoint
Quick Disconnect Ring “Released” Position
