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42" and 50" DECK REMOVAL:
1. Place cut height lever in lowest cut position.
2. Pull belt idler back to allow belt to be removed from idler pulley and
electric clutch pulley.
3. Remove hair pin cotter and washer from one end of deck support cross
shaft. Note location of remaining shim washers used between chassis
and mower deck plates. Slide shaft from chassis and mower deck.
4. Remove hair pin cotter and washer from each deck L-rod. Remove L-
rods from lift arms. At this point, deck will drop down.
5. Carefully raise and support front of chassis. Slide mower deck to either
side for removal. (Reverse procedure to reinstall deck assembly).
NOTE: When deck is reinstalled on frame, check that belt is correctly
routed in the groves of all pulleys and that belt idler is
applying tension to the back side of the belt.
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