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B. REMOVAL OF DECK
Place the tractor and mower deck on a firm and level
surface with enough room to slide the deck out from the
left side of the tractor.
WARNING
Before removing the mower deck, place the
PTO switch in the “OFF” position, engage the
parking brake lever, and turn ignition key to the
“OFF” position. Always stop the engine after
utilizing the tractor hydraulic lift system. When
handling the deck, be careful not to cut yourself
on the sharp blades.
1. Support the deck drive shaft to prevent it from
dropping; then pull the auto-lok collar rearward
and slide the drive shaft off of the PTO shaft (See
Figure 14 and Figure 15).
2. Check the position of the deck gauge wheels. If
not in their highest position (lowest deck
position), proceed as follows:
a. Use the tractor hydraulic lift system to lift the
mower deck so that the gauge wheels are off
the ground. Stop the engine.
b. Remove the hex flange lock nuts and shoulder
screws w/gauge wheels from the deck index
brackets; then reposition in the highest index
hole of the index brackets. Refer to Figure 6.
3. Use the tractor lift system to lower the deck to the
ground. NOTE: If removing the deck from a
tractor with the deck downstop feature, make
certain the downstop is in the lowered position
(Refer to Section 1).
4. Pull outward and cock the deck support pins in
the deck hanger brackets so that both spring-
loaded pins are held in the disengaged position
against the inner surface of the deck brackets
(Refer to Figure 7).
5. Lock the left lift link in its deck installation/removal
position as follows:
a. Holding the left lift rod downward, lift upward
on the release tab of the lift stop bracket while
raising the rearward end of the lift link to align
the notch of the rod with the slot of the link
(See Figures 4A and 4B).
b. Swing the lift rod forward until fully to the front
of the lift link slot (See Figures 4C and 4D).
6. Use the hydraulic lift to fully raise the LH and RH
lift links (Refer to Figure 5). Stop the engine.
7. Roll the deck forward to disengage the front lift
rod from the slots of the front roller bracket (Refer
to Figure 11). Hold the front lift rod upward and
slide the deck rearward until the lift rod rests on
top of the roller bracket.
8. From the front of the tractor, pull the center of the
quick latch rod downward to release the front lift
bracket/rod assembly. Slide the front lift bracket
assembly from the latch receiver slots of the
tractor (Refer to Figure 10).
9. From the left side of the tractor, slide the mower
deck out from under the tractor.