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SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY
WARNING: Before beginning installation, place the tractor on a firm and level surface. Place
the PTO in the disengaged (OFF) position, stop the tractor engine and set the parking brake.
Figure 2
Mounting The Bracket Assembly
• To ease the following procedures, tilt the seat
forward and leave it in that position until the grass
collector is fully attached.
• Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the
hole in the rear of the bracket assembly.
Refer to Figure 1
• Position the hooked ends of the bracket
assembly to the outside of the hitch plate and
over the shoulder bolts. See Figure 2.
• Reinsert the clevis pin through the aligned holes
in both the bracket assembly and the hitch plate.
Affix with the hairpin clip. See Figure 2.
IMPORTANT:
There are two holes found in the clevis
pin. Be certain to insert the hairpin clip in the UPPER
hole to properly secure the bracket assembly to the
hitch plate
Attaching The Cover And Bags
• Place the cover assembly’s support tube (refer to
Figure 1) in position on the rear of unit by sliding
the support tube down through the holes in the
center of the bracket assembly. Refer to Figure 2.
• Place the cover assembly in position so that the
support tube rests on both sides of the bracket
assembly. Refer to Figure 2.
• Allow the plastic cover to rest in the “open”
position on the back of the tractor’s seat for ease
of assembly.
• Attach the grass bags using the slots.
See Figure 3.
Figure 3
• Close the cover on the grass collector.
Attaching The Cutting Blades
Remove the blades from your tractor’s cutting deck
as follows.
Bracket
Clevis Pin
Insert Support Tube Here
Support Tube Rests Here
Assembly
Shoulder Bolt
Hairpin Clip
Hitch Plate
Slots
Slots
Slots