Installation Instructions

Maintenance
RemovingtheFinishingKit
Wheneverthebaggerkitisremoved,thenishingkit
shouldberemovedusingthefollowingprocedure.
Retainallpartsforfutureinstallation.
CAUTION
Removingthebaggerchangestheweight
distributionofthemachine.Operatingthemachine
withthefrontweightsinstalledwithoutthebagger
maycauseanunstableconditionwhichcouldresult
inalossofcontrol.
Ensurethefrontweightsareproperlyremoved
beforeoperatingthemachinewithoutthebagger
attachment.
1.Removethefrontweights.Removethefastener
securingtheweighttothemachine.Takecareto
controltheweightasthesupportrodisremoved.
2.Removethedischargetubefromthemachineinstall
andthedischargecover(
Figure15).
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
lawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperatoror
bystander’sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstall
acoverplate,amulchplate,oragrasschuteand
catcher.
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Figure15
1.Deectorassembly5.Locknut(existing),reuse
2.Fasteners(existing),retain
6.Forwardhole
3.Carriagebolt(existing),
reuse
7.Frontretainingclasp
4.Cutoffbafe(existing)
3.Replacethemowerblades.
•RemovetheHi-Liftmowerbladesinstalled
onyourdeck.RefertotheRemovingthe
BladessectionintheOperator’sManualformore
information.
•Installthestandardmowerbladesremoved
previously.RefertotheInstallingtheBlades
sectionintheOperator’sManualformore
information.
Important:TheROPSrollbarisanintegraland
effectivesafetydevice.Keeptherollbarinthe
fullyraisedandlockedpositionwhenoperatingthe
mower.Lowertherollbartemporarilyonlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
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