Operator's Manual

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Installation
Note: The cutting deck and carrier frame must be installed
on traction unit before installing the counterbalance kit.
Fully raise the cutting deck, set the parking brake, stop the
engine, and remove the ignition key. Place blocks under the
cutting deck to prevent it from falling during assembly.
Note: Mounting brackets must be installed in different
configurations (Fig. 1) and, depending on the cutter deck,
in different locations on 220–D and 223–D, 228–D, 225,
224 and 1000L models than on the 217–D and 220 model
machines (Fig. 2, 3).
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2
3
Figure 1
1. 220–D, 223–D, 228–D,
225, 224 & 1000L traction
unit frame
2. 217–D, 220 traction unit
frame
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2
3
3
4
GM 220–D, 223–D, 228–D, 225, 224 & 1000L
Figure 2
1. 52″ side discharge deck
2. 52″ deck w/bagger
3. 62″ and 72″ decks
4. 52″ rear discharge deck
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2
1,3
4
GM 217–D & 220
Figure 3
1. Adapter bar mount holes
(62” & 72” C.U.)
2. 52” Side discharge deck
3. 52” Side discharge
w/bagger
4. 52” Rear discharge deck
52” Cutting Decks
1. To install the mounting brackets,
• Groundsmaster 220–D, 223–D, 228–D, 225, 224
and 1000L – Insert 2 flange head capscrews (3/8 x
1 in.) through the slotted bracket holes. Thread the
screws into the captivated frame nuts and torque
them to 45–50 ft.-lb. (61–68 N⋅m) (Fig. 4).
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1
3
Figure 4
1. Flange head capscrew
2. Slotted hole
3. Frame
• Groundsmaster 217–D and 220 – Align the bracket
with the frame mounting holes. Insert 2 flange head
capscrews (3/8 x 2–1/4 in.) through the non–slotted
bracket holes and frame mounting holes. Install lock
nuts and torque them to 45–50 ft.-lb. (61–68 N⋅m)
(Fig. 5)
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2
3
4
Figure 5
1. Flange head capscrew
2. Non–slotted hole
3. Locknut
4. Frame
2. Thread the top extension spring coil into the top spring
end holes and the bottom extension spring coil into the
bottom spring end holes (Fig. 6).