INSTALL
MOWER
AND
DRIVE
BELT
Be sure tractor is on level surface
and
mower suspension
arms are raised with
attachment
lift control.
Engage
parking
brake.
1. Cut and remove
ties securing
anti-
sway bar and belts.
Swing
anti-sway
bar to left side of mower
deck.
2.
Slide mower
under tractor
with deflec-
tor shield
to right side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for proper
rout-
ing in all mower
pulley grooves.
3.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob counterclockwise
until it stops.
4.
Lower mower
linkage
with attachment
lift control.
5.
Be sure belt tension
rod is in disen-
gaged
position.
6.
Install
belt into electric
clutch
pulley
groove.
7.
Place the suspension
arms on outward
pointing
deck pins.
Retain
with double
loop retainer
spring
with loops
up as
shown.
8.
Install front plate assembly
to tractor
suspension
brackets
and retain
with
single
loop retainer
springs
as shown.
Belt Tension Rod
Lock Bracket
Disengaged Position
Chassis
_
_-_
Gauge
Wheel
\
9.
Position
front plate assembly
between
front mower
brackets.
Raise deck and
plate assembly
to align holes and
insert flanged
pins. Secure
pins with
double
loop retainer
springs
between
the plate assembly
and mower
brack-
ets.
NOTE:
To assist
in locating
hole in flanged
pin, the hole in pin is inline with notch
on
head of pin. If necessary,
move mower
side-to-side
to give space
between
plate
and mower
brackets.
IMPORTANT:
Check
belt for proper
rout-
ing in all mower
pulley
grooves.
10. Engage
belt tension
rod by pushing
rod into locking
bracket.
,_CAUTION:
Belt tension rod is spring
loaded.
Have a tight grip on rod and en-
gage slowly.
11. Connect
anti-sway
bar to chassis
bracket
under
left footrest
and retain
with double
loop retainer
spring.
12. If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob clockwise
to remove
slack from
mower
suspension.
13. Raise deck to highest
position.
14. Adjust
gauge
wheels
before
operating
mower as shown
in the Operation
sec-
tion of this manual.
Electric Clutch
Pulley
Front
Suspension
Front Plate
Brackets
Front
Assembly
Retainer
Single
Loop
Flanged
Retainer
Springs
Double Loop
Retainer
Spring
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
Loop Up
Anti-Sway
Bar
Suspension Arms
Double Loop
Retainer Spring
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
Deflector Shield
11