Yard Machines 840 Thru 849 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Move the tractor lifthandle all the way back to the
full raised position. Turn the tractor steering wheel
all the way to the right.
50" Decks: Remove the roller assembly from the
rear of the deck and set aside.
The two deck stabilizers and the diagonal brace
which are attached to the front of the deck are
folded back over the deck for shipping purposes.
Unfold them at this time. See Figure 9.
Slide the deck under the tractor from the left side.
You may need to angle the deck slightly to get the
braces past the front wheel.
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Figure 9
NOTE: When attaching the cross bar, reference to the
right or left hand side is observed facing front of the
tractor.
Standing infront of the tractor, remove the hairpin
clips from the cross bar. See Figure 10.
Slide the cross bar to the left until the right side is
free. Drop bar down and slide to the right until cross
bar is removed from the tractor. See Figure 10.
Insert cross bar through the two deck stabilizers
and the diagonal brace. See Figure 10A.
Place a spacer on the left end of the cross bar. Pull
the bar to the right until the spacer is flushed with
the end of the bar as shown in Figure 10B. Lift
assembly and slide the cross bar intoone of the
holes on the left side of frame. Secure with hairpin
clip removed earlier.
46" Deck: Use the rear set of holes.
50" Deck: Use the forward set of holes.
Place a spacer on the rightend of the cross bar.
See Figure 10C.
Pullthe bar to the left untilthe spacer is flushed with
the end of the bar. Slide the cross bar intothe hole
on the right side of frame. Secure with hairpin clip.
See Figure 10.
Move the liftlever forward to the lowest position.
NOTE: It may be necessary to pull down on the lift links
to obtain the lowest position.
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Lift up on the edge of the deck and attach the left
front deck hanger to the deck using a flat washer
and hairpin clip. Make sure deck hanger goes
through the center of V-Belt. See Figure 11.
Figure 11
Attach the right front hanger to the deck using a flat
washer and hairpin clip.
Move lift lever back to the fully raised position.
60" Decks: Remove the clevis pins and hairpin
clips from the roller assembly. Slide the roller
assembly between the rear wheels and the deck.
Insert the deck roller brackets up through the
brackets provided on the rear of the deck. It may be
necessary to rotate the deck roller brackets 360 ° to
clear the roll pin stop. Attach with clevis pins and
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