MTD 790 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
10 Section 3— ASSembly & Set-Up
b
a
Figure 3-4
5. To a djust the posi tion of the seat , remove the adjustm ent bolt on
the bottom of the seat. Slide the seat forward or backward
as desired. Reinstall the adjustment bolt. See Figure 3-5.
c
d
Figure 3-5
Attaching The Steering Wheel
If the steering wheel for your tractor did not come attached, the
hardware for attaching it has been packed within the steering
wheel, beneath the steering wheel cap. Carefully pry off the
steering wheel cap and remove the hardware.
1. With the wheels of the tractor pointing straight forward,
place the steering wheel over the steering shaft.
2. Place the washer (with the cup ped side d own) over the ste ering
wheel and secure with the hex bolt. See Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3
3. Place the steering wheel cap over the center of the steering
wheel and push downward until it “clicks” into place.
Attaching The Seat
If the seat for your tractor was not attached at the factory, refer to
the following steps.
NOTE: For shipping reasons, seats are either fastened to the
tractor seat’s pivot bracket with a plastic tie, or mounted
backward to the pivot bracket. In either case, free the seat from
its shipping position and remove the adjustment knob from the
bottom of seat before proceeding with the instructions below.
1. As alrea dy instr ucte d, remove the se at adjustme nt bolt inst alled
by the factory in the bottom of the seat. See “a” in Figure
3-4.
2. Align the seat over the seat pivot bracket as shown in Figure 3- 4
and fit the seat onto the pivot bracket inserting the two
tabs on the seat bottom into the slots on the pivot bracket.
3. Slide th e seat rearw ard in the seat pivot bracket (c), lining up th e
center rear slot in the pivot bracket with the remaining hole
in the seat’s base. See Figure 3-5.
Note: Be certain the two seat tabs engauge the pivot
bracket as shown in the bottom inset of Figure 3-5.
4. Select desired position for the seat, and secure with the
adjustment bolt removed earlier (d in Figure 3-5).
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