SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS
e Depress brake-clutch pedal and set parking brake°
® Place shift control lever in NEUTRAL position_
e Place attachment clutch lever in DISENGAGED position,
e Turn ignition key OFF and remove key,
® Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped°
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER DECK
Remove mower deck from right side of tractor,
e Place cutting height adjustment pedal in lowest cutting
position by moving memory rod to position 1and pressing
pedal latch to release cutting height adjustment pedal
® Turn |font wheels all the way to the leftto allow mower deck
hitch to slide past right front wheel,
• Remove hairpin cotter from mower deck hitch and
removedeck hitch rod from top holes of the front mounting
bracket (see Fig° 23A).,
• Lower deck hitch.,
• Remove hairpin cotter and Flatwasher from hanger pin of
rightrear lift armand slide off right mower deck lift bracket
(see Fig, 23B).
e Remove hairpincotter and Flatwasher fromhanger pin of
leftrearlift arm and slide off left mower deck liftbracket (see
Fig 23B),
e Pull lower enginepulley belt guides away from pulley(see
Fig. 24)_
e Move mower deck forward and remove mower deck drive
belt from lower engine pulley, Reposition belt guides_
e Disconnect mower deck engagement cable from mower
clutch cable spring (see Fig 25)
e Place cutting height adjustment pedal in highest cutting
position°
• Pull mower deck out from under rightside of tractor
TO INSTALL MOWER DECK
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Place cutting height adjustment in highest position by
pressing cutting height adjustment pedal all the way down
untilit latches, ifcutting height isnot in highest position, the
deck brackets will hit the lift arms while sliding the deck
under the tractor.
• Place mower deck on right side of tractor with
chute deflector away from tractor.
• Turn front wheels of tractor to maximum left turn,
e Lift deck hitch and slide deck under tractorto a centered
position
@ Fromleft side oftractor, slide deck rearward,,Thenconnect
mower deck engagement cable to mower clutch cable
spring (see Fig. 25). Be sure open side of spring end is
pointeddown (see Fig.,25 inset).
FRONT
MOUNTING
BRACKET
HAIRPIN
MOWERDECK
HITCH
VIEW FROM FROt_I "OF TRACTOR
FIG. 23A
MOWER DECK
LIFT BRACKET
(RIGHT SIDE)
FLATWASHER \\_, I
VIEW FROM RIGHT SIDE OF TRACTOR
FIG. 23B
LOWER ENGINE
PULLEY BELT GUIDES
LOWER
ENGINE PULLEY
FIG,,24
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