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USING SUBFRAME LOCK OUT
Removal of the mower deck is not necessary to utilize implements
attached to the 3 - point hitch. The subframe lock feature allows
the 3 - point hitch links to be raised and lowered without also
raising and lowering the mower deck.
To engage the deck lock out feature, proceed as follows:
• On each side of the tractor, withdraw the clevis pin from
the storage hole at the middle of the RH and LH subframe
assemblies. Refer to Figure 9.
• Start the tractor engine and use the 3-point hitch control lever
(refer to the tractor operator’s manual) to raise the lift arms to
their highest position. Stop the engine.
• From either side of the tractor, insert the clevis pin through
the lockout bracket, beneath the rear lift arm, to secure the lift
arm in the up position. See Figure 16.
Figure 16
• Move to the other side of the tractor and insert the other clevis
pin through the lockout bracket to secure the lift arm in the up
position. Refer to Figure 16.
REMOVING THE MOWER DECK
If you choose to remove the mower deck from the tractor, proceed
as follows:
WARNING!: Do not attempt to disconnect the
drive shaft when the tractor engine is running.
Stop the tractor engine, disengage all PTO
controls, engage the parking brake, and wait for
all movement to stop before disconnecting the
deck drive shaft.
• Adjust the front caster wheels and rear gauge wheels to their
highest position (lowest deck position) and use the tractor
3-point hitch control lever to lower the deck to the ground.
Refer to “Adjustments” later in this manual.
LH Rear
Lift Arm
Lockout
Bracket
Clevis Pin
WARNING!: Never position any part of your body
beneath tractor implements held in the raised
position only by the tractor’s hydraulic system. A
sudden loss of pressure could cause the imple-
ment to fall and could result in severe injury.
NOTE: If accessing the deck drive shaft from the rear of the
tractor, it may be necessary to temporarily remove some 3 - hitch
attachments.
• Accessing the drive shaft from either the side or the rear of
the tractor, grasp the drive shaft locking collar and compress
toward the body of the shaft to release and slide the shaft
from the tractor’s mid - PTO shaft. Pivot the drive shaft to
the side so that it rests on top of the deck housing. Refer to
Figure 15.
• From each side of the tractor, remove the internal cotter pin
and withdraw the clevis pin to disconnect the front lift links
from the subframe front lift arms. Refer to Figure 14. Reinsert
the clevis pins into the deck front lift links and secure with the
internal cotter pins to store with the deck.
• From either side of the tractor, pull the release pin of the rear
lift arm assembly out of the upper hole in the lock bracket;
then slightly pivot the pin so that it is held outward against the
side of the lock bracket. Refer to Figure 12.
• Slide the lock bracket up the lift arm until the lower hole in the
lock bracket aligns with the pin hole in the lift arm. Pivot the
release pin down to the lower hole and release so that the
pin goes through the lock bracket and lift arm to fix the lock
bracket in the raised (unlocked) position. See Figure 12.
• Repeat the procedure on the other side of the tractor to fix
the lock bracket of the rear lift arm assembly in the raised
(unlocked) position.
• Roll the deck forward to disengage the deck hitch bracket
pins from the receiver slots of the RH and LH rear lift arms.
Refer to Figure 13.
• Start the tractor engine and use the 3-point hitch control lever
(refer to the tractor operator’s manual) to raise the lift arms to
their highest position, and turn the front wheels of the tractor
all the way to the left. Stop the engine.
• From the right side of the tractor, maneuver the deck out from
underneath the tractor.
• The subframe front and rear lift arms should be secured in the
locked out position when not in use. On each side of the trac-
tor, withdraw the clevis pin from the storage hole at the middle
of the RH and LH subframe assemblies. Refer to Figure 9.
• From either side of the tractor, insert the clevis pin through
the lockout bracket, beneath the rear lift arm, to secure the lift
arm in the up position. See Figure 15.
• Move to the other side of the tractor and insert the other clevis
pin through the lockout bracket and rear lift arm. Secure with
the internal cotter pin. Refer to Figure 16.
Follow the instructions from the subsection “Installing the Mower
Deck” on page 11 to reinstall the mower deck after the initial
installation has been completed.