Operator's Manual

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AdjustingtheTowBarof
theMower
NoPartsRequired
AssessingtheJobSite
Considerthefollowingjobsiteconditionstodetermine
thetowbarpositionofthemower:
•Turfwithhillsanddipsinthecontour—setthetow
bartoashorterlength.
•Turfthatisprimarilyat—setthetowbartoa
longerlength.
Note:Youmayneedtotryanintermediateposition
tow-barlengthwhenjobsitehasamixtureofatand
hillyareas.
AdjustingtheTow-BarLength
Note:Thetowbarofthemowerhas5tow-bar
positionsallowingyoutoadjustthelength20cm(8
inches).
1.Removethe2angelocknuts,2capscrews,
and2washersthatsecurethehitchtubetothe
receivertube(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Hitchtube4.Flangenut
2.Capscrew
5.Receivertube
3.Washer
2.Adjustthepositionofthehitchtubeinthe
receivertubeaccordingtothepositionthatyou
determinedinAssessingtheJobSite(page8).
3.Assemblethehitchtubetothereceivertubewith
theangelocknuts,capscrews,andwashers
thatyouremovedinstep1.
4.Torquethenutsandcapscrewsto91to113N∙m
(67to83ft-lb).
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ConvertingthePinTowBar
toaPintleTowBar
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Removethehairpinthatsecuresthehitchpinto
thetowbar,andremovethehitchpin(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Hitchpin5.Flangelocknut
2.Hairpin
6.Clevisbracket
3.Pintleeye
7.Capscrew
4.Flangebushing
2.Removetheangebushingfromthepintleeye
(Figure7).
3.Removethe2angelocknutsand2capscrews
thatsecuretheclevisbrackettothetowbar,and
removetheclevisbracket(Figure7).
Note:Retainthehairpin,hitchpin,ange
locknuts,capscrews,andclevisbracketto
convertthepintletowbartoapintowbar.
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