Operator's Manual

Assembly
12
Install Drive Shaft
Install the drive shaft only when ready to attach a
mower deck to the traction unit.
1. Secure universal joint to gearbox shaft with (2)
3/8”–16 x 1-5/8” (41.5 mm) bolts and 3/8”–16
locknuts (Fig. 7).
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Figure 7
1. PTO Driveshaft
2. Universal Joint
3. Gearbox shaft
4. Bolt 3/8”–16 x 1-5/8”
(41.5 mm)
5. Locknut 3/8”–16
2. Grease the fittings on drive shaft and universal
joints (Fig. 8).
3. Temporarily install the roll pin 3/16” x 2”
part–way into the hole in the end of the
unconnected universal joint to store it until a
mower deck is instaled (Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. PTO Driveshaft
2. Universal Joint
3. Roll Pin 3/16” x 2”
(51 mm)
Remove Drive Shaft
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• If the drive shaft is attached to the tractor
and not to a mower deck or other
attachment, and the tractor is operated, the
drive shaft may flail about dangerously.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• If the drive shaft is connected only to the
tractor when the PTO is engaged, the shaft
will flail about and can seriously injure you
or bystanders.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
• Remove the drive shaft from the tractor
when not using it with an attachment.
1. Remove (2) 3/8”–16 x 1-5/8” (41.5 mm) bolts
and 3/8”–16 locknuts from universal joint and
slide the driveshaft off gearbox shaft (Fig. 7).
Note: Save all hardware for use when
installing mower.
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Figure 9
1. PTO Driveshaft
2. Universal Joint
3. Gearbox shaft
4. Bolt 3/8”–16 x 1-5/8”
(41.5 MM)
5. Locknut 3/8”–16