SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUST-
MENTS:
Depress clutch/brake pedal tully and set parking brake.
Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
Turn ignition key to "STOP" and remove key.
• Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 17)
Mower will be easier to remove from the rightside of trac-
tor.
Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to
its lowest position,
• Roll belt off engine pulley.
Remove small retainerspring, and remove clutchspring
off pulley bolt. '
Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push
housing guide out of bracket.
• Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re-
moving retainer spring.
Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets
by removing retainer springs.
Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer
springs.
Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower
out from under tractor.
IMPORTANT:IFANATTACHMENTOTHERTHANTHE MOWER
DECKIS TO BE MOUNTEDONTHETRACTOR, REMOVETHE
FRONTLINKSANDHOOKTHECLUTCH SPRINGINTOSQUARE
HOLE IN FRAME.
SMALL RETAINER SPRING
SMALL RETAINER SPRING
TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 17)
• Raise attachment lift lever to itshighest position.
Slide mower under tractor withdeflector shield to right
side of tractor.
Lower lift lever to its lowest position.
• Connect front links to mower deck and secure with
retainer springs..
Connect suspension arms to rear deck brackets and
secure with retainer springs.
• Connect anti-swaybar to chassis bracket and secure
with retainer spring.
• Push clutchcable housing guide intobracket,slide col-
lar onto guide and secure with large retainer spring.
Place flat washer and clutch springon idler pulley bolt
and secure with small retainer spring.
• Install belt onto engine pulley.
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground
or driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" sectionof this manual). If
tires are over or underinflated, you will not properly adjust
your mower.
SQUAREHOLE.
CLUTCHSPRING
FRONT LINK
COLLAR
RETAINER SPRINGS
(BOTH SLOES)
HOUSING GUIDE
LARGE RETAINER
SPRING
BRACKET
DEFLECTOR SHIELD
FIG. 17
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