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SECTION 6: ASSEMBLY
Warning:
Before beginning installation, place the tractor on a firm and level surface. Place the
PTO in the disengaged (OFF) position, stop the tractor engine and set the parking brake.
Figure 5
MOUNTING THE BRACKET ASSEMBLY
1.
To ease the following procedures, tilt the seat
forward and leave it in that position until the
grass collector is fully attached.
2.
Attach the shoulder bolt, bell washer and hex
flange nut to the left side of hitch plate as show
in Figure 5. Repeat on the right side.
NOTE:
Yard-Man
™
tractors are already equipped
with the shoulder bolts installed at the factory.
3.
Position the hooked ends of the bracket
assembly to the outside of the hitch plate and
over the shoulder bolts. Refer to Figure 5.
4.
Insert the clevis pin through the aligned holes
provided in both the bracket assembly and the
hitch plate. Affix with the hairpin clip. Refer to
Figure 5.
ATTACHING THE COVER AND BAGS
1.
Place the cover assembly’s support tube (refer
to Figure 4) in position on the rear of unit by
sliding the support tube down through the holes
in the left side of the bracket assembly. Use the
inside hole on the bracket assembly if your
tractor has a 46-inch deck. Use the outside hole
on the bracket assembly if your tractor has a 42-
inch deck. Refer to Figure 5.
2.
Place the cover assembly in position so that the
support tube rests on the right side of the
bracket assembly. Refer to Figure 5. Allow the
plastic cover to rest in the “open” position on the
back of the tractor’s seat for ease of assembly.
3.
Attach the grass bags using the slots as shown
in Figure 6.
Figure 6
4.
Close the cover on the grass collector.
Bracket Assembly
Shoulder
Bolt
Bell Washer
Clevis Pin
Hairpin Clip
Hex Flange Nut
Hitch Plate
Insert Support Tube Here
46-inch decks
42-inch decks
Support Tube Rests Here
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