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chute and a mulching plug are included as loose parts.
Follow instructions below to attach this chute.
WARNING:
Do not operate the mower if any
one or more of the grass catcher, discharge
chute or mulching plug is not firmly installed on
the mower.
•
Lower the cutting height adjustment lever to the
lowest position and pivot the hood assembly up.
•
Remove the two wing nuts (A and B in Figure 3 )
from two ends of the grasscatcher chute.
•
Slide the grasscatcher chute to the right and out of
the deck frame. Slide the side-discharge chute on
to the deck so that the two wing nut positions align
with those on the deck.
•
Reinsert and tighten both wing nuts.
Grass Catcher
Chute
Wing
Nut A
Figure 3
Attaching Mulch Plug
While operating your riding mower, you have three
options: (i) to collect grass clippings in the grass
catcher, (ii) to discharge grass clippings on the side, or
(iii) to mulch grass and recirculate clippings back to the
lawn. For the third option, attach the mulching plug to
the side-discharge chute and then to the deck.
•
Put two hex bolts through the mulching plug at the
respective openings. See Figure 4 .
•
Place speed nuts over the hex bolts.
Wing Nut
A
Speed
Nut
Hex Bolt
Figure 4
•
Insert the plug into the side-discharge chute
aligning the two slots on two sides of the side-
discharge chute with those on the mulching plug.
Side-
Discharge
Chute
Wing
Nut B
Side Discharge Chute
B
Mulching
Plug
•
To attach the mulching plug now to the unit, follow
instructions on previous page to attach side-
discharge chute to the deck.
•
Place wing nut on each of the hex bolts and thread
a few turns. See Figure 4 . Check that the mulch
plug is aligned correctly within the discharge chute.
•
Tighten both wing nuts
Attaching Bumper
•
Remove bumper from inside the grass catcher.
•
Loosen and remove the two pairs of hex bolts and
lock nuts from the front rail on the riding mower.
See Figure 5 .
•
Align the two holes on the bumper tube with the
corresponding holes on the rider frame (from where
you removed the hardware). See Figure 5.
•
Re-insert the two hex bolts through the bumper and
the rider frame and secure with the two lock nuts.
Lock
Nut
Rider Frame
Rail
Attaching Hitch Plate
The hitch plate was loosely attached to the rear frame
of the rider for shipping purposes.
•
Loosen one of the two hex nuts attaching the hitch
plate to the frame.
•
Remove speed nut, lock washer and hex nut from
the other side of the hitch plate. Save the hardware.
•
Swing the hitch plate outward aligning its wider side
with the rear frame as shown in Figure 6 .
•
Re-position the hole on the hitch plate (from where
you removed the hardware earlier) on top of the
corresponding hex bolt on the rear frame. Secure
with speed nut, lock washer and hex nut removed
earlier. See Figure 6 .
•
Tighten both hex nuts securely.
Hitch Plate
Rear Frame
8
Bumper
Hex Bolt
Figure 5
Hex Nut
Lock
Washer
Speed Nut
Hex Bolt
Figure 6
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