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REMOVING UNIT FROM CRATE
• Remove top boards.
• Remove two Bolts from front of crate which hold
shipping anchors.
• Remove two Bolts from bottom at rear of crate
which hold shipping anchors.
• Remove Hitch Assembly and Parts Bag from crate.
• Remove Roller Bolt from Front Roller, Remove
shipping anchors and reinstall Roller Bolt.
• Remove Nuts from Height Adjustment Straps and
remove shipping anchors from each side of mower.
Reinstall Nuts to Height Adjustment Straps, then
loosen 1/4 turn to allow straps to pivot freely.
• Check all loose parts and bag contents against
Crate Contents and Bag Contents illustration on
page 5. If any part is missing or damaged contact
the store where you purchased the unit.
OPERATOR ORIENTATION
When right and left are mentioned in this manual, it
means your right and your left when you are seated
behind the wheel in the operating position.
ENGINE OIL
VERY IMPORTANT:
Engine must be filled with oil before operation. See OIL
& FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS in engine Owner's
Manual for correct filling instructions and oil fill capacity.
INSTALL TOWBAR TUBE TO REAR
QUADRANT
• Cut and remove the Plastic Tie which holds the Wire
Harness and the Clutch Cable to the Rear
Quadrant. (See Fig. 1)
• Remove two 3/8 Bolts, two 3/8 Lock Nuts and one
3/8 Flat Washer from the rear of the Towbar Tube.
• Place tube into Rear Quadrant, align holes, insert
3/8-16 x 2-1/2 Hex Bolt through rear hole of tube.
• Secure tightly with 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen Nut
1/4 turn to allow tube to pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant.
CAUTION: Before starting to
assemble mower, remove spark plug
wire from plug of mower engine.
• Assemble a 3/8 Flat Washer onto a 3/8-16 x 2-1/2
Hex Bolt.
• Insert Bolt and Washer through slot of Rear
Quadrant and hole in Towbar Tube.
• Secure tightly with 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen Nut
1/4 turn to allow tube to pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant.
NOTE: Towbar Tube must pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant when latch is pulled from notch.
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE AND WIRE
HARNESS TO TOWBAR TUBE.
• Unwrap the Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable
from around the Engine.
• Lay the Clutch Cable along the left side of the
Towbar Tube and lay the Wire Harness along the
right side of the Towbar Tube.
• Install three 3/8" Cable Clips on the Clutch Cable
and three 1/2" Cable Clips onto the Wire Harness.
• Align all six Cable Clips with the holes in the Towbar
Tube and secure them with three #10 Self-Tapping
Screws.
INSTALL CLUTCH CABLE TO THE HITCH
ASSEMBLY
• Remove the 1/4" Lock Nut and 1/4" x 3/4" Bolt from
the Clutch Cable Eyelet.
• Screw one 5/16" Nut off the Clutch Cable Housing
and onto the bare cable wire. Screw the second
5/16" Nut all the way onto the Clutch Cable Hous-
ing. Insert the Clutch Cable Eyelet through the
slotted hole in the Cable Anchor on the Hitch
Assembly.
NOTE: The loose 5/16" Nut on the cable wire must be
cocked at an angle to fit through the slotted hole.
• Fasten the Clutch Cable Eyelet to the Clutch Lever,
reusing the 1/4" x 3/4" Hex Bolt and 1/4" Lock Nut.
Tighten the 1/4" Lock Nut securely and then loosen
approximately two turns to allow the cable to pivot
freely on the bolt.
• Screw the loose 5/16" Nut back onto the Clutch
Cable Housing. Use the 5/16" Nuts to adjust the
cable to the proper tension.
VERY IMPORTANT
See DRIVE TENSION on page 16 in the SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS Section of this manual for proper
Clutch Cable adjustment.
ASSEMBLY