MTD OEM-190-182A Manual Del Operador página 10

Attaching Blades
WARNING:
servicing blades by wearing heavy work gloves or
using heavy rags.
NOTE: Three high-lift bagging blades are included in the grass-
catcher kit. Replace the blades with these new blades and save
the existing blades as replacements or to reinstall on the blade
spindles when not using the bagger kit.
1. Remove cutting deck from beneath the tractor following
instructions for Deck Removal in operator's manual of the
tractor. Gently flip the deck over to expose its underside.
2. Place a block of wood between the center deck housing
baffle and the cutting blade to act as a stabilizer. See Fig. 4-3.
3. Use a 15/16" wrench to remove the hex flange nut that
secures the blades to the blade spindle assemblies. See Fig.
4-3.
WARNING:
thread pattern. Do not attempt to force the nut in
wrong direction; it may damage the nut and create a
safety hazard.
4. Place a new blade on each spindle so that side of the blade
with part number faces the ground when the mower is in
the operating position.
5. Secure with the hex flange nut removed earlier. Use a
torque wrench to tighten the hex flange nut between 70 to
90 foot-pounds.
6. Move the wood block to either the left or right blade for
stabilization and remove and replace the center blade so
that side of the blade with part number faces the ground
when the mower is in the operating position.
NOTE: Save the three blades you just removed to use as
replacements or to reinstall on the blade spindles when not
using the bagger kit.
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Assemble Mounting Brackets
To assemble the bagger mounting assembly, locate the
mounting assembly pack and follow these steps:
1. Attach the two hitch side brackets to the universal rear
attachment bracket using four hex bolts and flange lock
nuts. With the hooks on the hitch side brackets pointing
down, the tabs on the hitch plates should be pointing
upwards. See Fig. 4-4.
Hole provided for clevis pins for all 700 series mountings
Figure 4-4
2. Flip over assembly and mount the hitch support bracket to
the mounting assembly as seen in Fig. 4-5.
Note: It might be easier during the mounting stage to
leave this hardware only finger tight to facilitate lining up
the hitch hole for the clevis pin. You will be instructed to
tighten this hardware later in this manual.
For 700 models
Side View
Figure 4-5
Note: The holes closest to the mounting hooks are to be
used for all 700 model series machines, while the two holes
closest to the cross mount are for all other models. The
hitch support bracket will need to be flipped to enable
alignment of the proper holes depending on the model of
machine this bagger is being installed on. See Fig. 4-5.
Side View
For all other models