P/N 115 152827 R1
08/15/09
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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54" MULCH KIT - 966 050401
IMPORTANT: BEFORE PROCEEDING, PLACE ALL CONTROLS IN
THE
DISENGAGED
OR
OFF
POSITION, REMOVE SPARK PLUG
WIRES FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND REMOVE IGNITION KEY.
WARNING!
Blades are sharp. Protect your hands
with gloves and/or wrap blades with a
heavy cloth when handling.
Block the front of the mower up to give access
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to the underside of the front deck. Remove the
discharge chute assembly by removing hardware
(1) on the bracket top. Set the assembly and
hardware aside for reinstallation when the mulch
kit is not being used.
Remove the three nuts and bolts that protect the
2.
mulch kit fastening locations (2).
NOTE: Only one hardware site is shown in the
illustration.
Carefully remove the cutting blades, retaining the
3.
blade bolts for reuse. Clean any grass out from
underneath the deck.
Bolt left hand corner mulch baffle to the
4.
outside
of the deck baffle weldment as shown in the
illustration.
