Installation Instructions

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InstallingtheBlades
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
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Hi-Liftblade
Procedure
1.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
mowerdeck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladessection
intheOperator'sManualformoreinformation.
2.InstalltheHi-Liftmowerbladeslocatedinloose
parts.RefertotheInstallingtheBladessectioninthe
Operator'sManualformoreinformation.
Maintenance
RemovingtheFinishingKit
Wheneverthebaggerkitisremoved,thenishingkitshould
beremovedusingthefollowingprocedure.Retainallparts
forfutureinstallation.
CAUTION
Removingthebaggerchangestheweight
distributionofthemachine.Operatingthemachine
withthefrontweightsinstalledwithoutthebagger
maycauseanunstableconditionwhichcouldresult
inalossofcontrol.
Ensurethefrontweightsareproperlyremoved
beforeoperatingthemachinewithoutthebagger
attachment.
1.Removethefrontweights.Removethefastener
securingtheweighttothemachine.Takecareto
controltheweightasthesupportrodisremoved.
2.Removethedischargetubefromthemachine.
3.Installthecutoffbafe(Figure17).
Replacethepreviouslyremovedcutoffbafefor60
inchmowerdecks(Figure10).
4.Installthedeectorassembly(Figure17andFigure18).
5.For54inchmowerdecksonly,replacethenutandbolt
intheforwardhole(Figure17).
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsinthe
operatororbystander'sdirectionandresult
inseriousinjury.Also,contactwiththeblade
couldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyou
installacoverplate,amulchplate,oragrass
chuteandcatcher.
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