Craftsman 33029 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Model33029mulchkitisdesignedforusewiththeCraftsman42-
inchcuttingdeckontheRevolutionZero-TurnRidingMower.
CARTON CONTENTS
IMPORTANT: Useatorquewrenchtotighteneach bladespindle'shex
flangenutto between70ft-lb and 90ft-lb.
Beforebeginninginstallation,removeallpartsfromthecartonto
makesureeverythingis present.Cartoncontentsarelistedbelow
andshownin Figure1.Partnumbersareshownin parentheses.
Two22" MulchBlades(742-04214)
One42" DeckMulchPlugAssembly(631-04262)
Figure 1
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: Beforebeginninginstallation,placethe tractor
on afirmandlevelsurface,setthe parkingbrake,placethe
PTOinthe disengaged(OFF)position,stopthe tractor's
engineand removethe ignitionkeyto preventunintended
starting.
WARNING: Cutting bladesaresharp.Alwaysprotect
handsby wearingheavyleatherworkglovestograsp
blades.
1. Removecuttingdeckfrombeneathtractor(refertoCutting
DeckRemovalinCraftsmanRevolutionZero-TurnRiding
MowerOperator'sManual).
2. Gentlyflipthe deckovertoexposeits underside,
3. Placea blockofwood betweenthedeckhousingbaffleand
thecuttingbladeto actasa stabilizer,thenusea wrench
toremovethehexflangenutthatsecureseachbladeto its
spindleassembly.
IMPORTANT:Thehexflangenutshavearight-handed(normal)thread
pattern.DoNOTattempttoforcethenutsintheoppositedirection.Doing
somaydamagethenut.
4. Replacethebladeswiththe bladesincludedinthe kit. Be
suretoinstalleach bladewiththeside marked"Bottom" (or
witha partnumberstampedin it) facingthegroundwhenthe
mowerisin theoperatingposition.
IMPORTANT:BladesMUSTbe Positionedasseenin
Figure2.
2
Figure 2
INSERTING THE MULCH PLUG
1. Liftthe dischargechuteup (A).SeeFigure3.
2. Insertthemulchpluginto thedeckdischargeopeningby
fittingthetab ontherearsideof themulchpluginsidethe
deck(B)and pivotingthemulchplugintoplace(C).
3. Pullandstretchtheretainingstrapon themulchplugover
thedeckwheel bracket(D) onthedeckandhookontothe
bottomof that bracketas seenin theinsetof Figure3.
Figure 3