Installing the Mower Deck (continued)
6. Attach the front support rod
bracket
7. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley.
Replacing the Grass Deflector
An uncovered discharge opening allows objects to be thrown toward you or
bystanders. Also, contact with the blade could occur. Thrown objects or blade
contact will cause serious injury or death.
Do not operate the mower with the discharge deflector raised, removed, or altered
unless a grass collection system or mulch kit is in place and working properly.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the blade-control switch, and move the
motion-control levers outward to the P
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving
the operating position.
3. Remove the nut from the rod under the mower deck.
4. Slide the rod out.
Maintenance: Mower-Deck Maintenance
to the deck
with the hairpin cotter and washer.
G451625
G451546
DANGER
position.
ARK
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Mower deck
Grass-deflector pivot
Grass deflector
Rod
Spring
Nut
3465-589 A