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9
ASSEMBLY
02510
INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT
(See Figs. 6 and 7)
Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension
arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage park-
ing brake.
• Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway bar and belts.
Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.
• Slide mower under tractor with defl ector shield to right
side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower
pulley grooves.
• If equipped, turn height ad just ment knob coun ter -
clock wise until it stops.
• Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control.
• Be sure belt tension rod is in dis en gaged position.
• Install belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
• Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck
pins. Retain with double loop re tain er spring with loops
up as shown.
• Install front plate assembly to tractor suspension
brack ets and retain with single loop retainer springs
as shown.
• Position front plate assembly between front mower
brackets. Raise deck and plate assembly to align holes
and insert fl anged pins. Secure pins with double loop
retainer springs between the plate assembly and mower
brackets.
NOTE: To assist in locating hole in fl anged pin, the hole
in pin is inline with notch on head of pin. If necessary,
move mower side-to-side to give space between plate and
mower brackets.
IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower
pulley grooves.
• Engage belt tension rod by pushing rod into locking
bracket.
CAUTION: Belt tension rod is spring
load ed. Have a tight grip on rod and
engage slowly.
• Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left
foot rest and retain with double loop retainer spring.
• If equipped, turn height adjustment knob clock wise to
remove slack from mower sus pen sion.
• Raise deck to highest position.
• Adjust gauge wheels before op er at ing mower as shown
in the Operation section of this manual.
ANTI-SWAY
BAR
SINGLE
LOOP
RETAINER
SPRINGS
GAUGE
WHEEL
SUSPENSION
ARMS
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRING
FRONT
SUS PEN SION
BRACKETS
FRONT
PLATE
AS SEM BLY
CHASSIS
BRACKET
DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER
SPRING (OUTWARD POINT-
ING DECK PINS)
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH PUL-
LEY
DE FLEC TOR
SHIELD
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
LOOP UP
FIG. 6
FRONT
MOWER
BRACKET
BELT TENSION
ROD
(DISENGAGED
POSITION)
LOCK BRACKET
FLANGED PIN
DOUBLE LOOP
RE TAIN ER
SPRING