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Install Front Baffle and Finger Guard on Blower
Assembly (Figure 10)
1. Remove one mounting bolt from the idler release
lever.
2. Choose the appropriate blower baffle according to
the table below (Figure 8) and then install the
blower baffle (item 6 or 7) with two 3/8-16 x 1/2
tapping screws (item 26).
3. Remove the blower cover.
4. Choose the appropriate finger guard according to
the mower deck size:
• 52-inch mower decks use part number 00483851 (1
notch, 8" long).
• 60 & 72-inch mower decks use part number
00491851 (3 notches, 5.50" long).
5. Install the finger guard with two 1/4-20 x 1/2 hex
bolts (item 21) and top-locking flange nuts
(item 20). Install the bolts so the nuts are inside the
blower.
6. Replace the cover. Make sure the safety decals
face outside where operators and bystanders can
see them.
Install Rear Baffle
1. Choose the appropriate baffle according to the
mower deck size as shown in figure 9.
2. Install baffle to blower assembly as shown in
figure 10.
Item Description Item Description
5 Counterweight* 12 Hair Pin
8 Weight Plate 23 Bolt 5/16-18 x 4-1/2
10 5/16" Wing Knob 25 23/64 / 3/8 x 3-1/4
Clevis Pin
Figure 7
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10
8
18
Footrest
5
12
23
25
Figure 8
Mower Deck Baffle Measurements
52-Inch 5-3/4 Inches
60-Inch 2-7/8 Inches
72-Inch No Baffle Required
Front Blower
Baffle (item 6
or 7)
Figure 9
52"/60" Mower
Deck Baffle
72" Mower
Deck Baffle
47
48