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REMOVINGUNIT FROMCRATE
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Remove top boards.
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Remove two Bolts from front of crate which hold
shipping anchors.
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Remove two Bolts from bottom at rear of crate which
hold shipping anchors.
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Remove Hitch Assembly and Parts Bag from crate.
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Remove Roller Bolt from Front Roller, Remove
shipping anchors and reinstall Roller Bolt,
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Remove Nuts from Height Adjustment
Straps and
remove shipping anchors from each side of mower.
Reinstall Nuts to Height Adjustment
Straps, then
loosen 1/4 turn to allow straps to pivot freely,
°
Check all loose parts and bag contents against
Crate Contents and Bag Contents
illustration on
page 5. tf any part is missing or damaged contact
the store where you purchased
the unit.
CAUTION:
Before starting to
assemble mower, remove spark plug
wire from plug of mower engine.
OPERATOR
ORIENTATION
When right and left are mentioned
in this manual, it
means your right and your left when you are seated
behind the wheel in the operating
position.
ENGINE
OIL
VERY IMPORTANT:
Engine must be filled with oil before operation.
See
OIL & FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS
in engine Owner's
Manual for correct filling instructions
and oil fill capacity.
INSTALL
TOWBAR
TUBE TO REAR
QUADRANT
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Cut and remove the Plastic Tie which holds the Wire
Harness and the Clutch Cable to the Rear
Quadrant.
(See Fig. 1)
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Remove two 3/8 Bolts, two 3/8 Lock Nuts and one
3/8 Flat Washer from the rear of the Towbar Tube.
•
Place tube into Rear Quadrant,
align holes, insert
3/8-16 x 2-1/2 Hex Bolt through rear hole of tube.
°
Secure tightly with 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen
Nut 1/4 turn to allow tube to pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant.
•
Assemble
a 3/8 Flat Washer onto a 3/8-16 x 2-1/2
Hex Bolt.
•
Insert Bolt and Washer through slot of Rear
Quadrant and hole in Towbar Tube.
°
Secure tightly with 3/8-16 Lock Nut then loosen
Nut 1/4 turn to allow tube to pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant.
NOTE:
TowbarTube
must pivot freely inside Rear
Quadrant when latch is pulled from notch.
INSTALL
CLUTCH
CABLE
AND WIRE
HARNESS
TO TOWBAR
TUBE.
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Unwrap the Wire Harness and the Clutch Cable from
around the Engine.
°
Lay the Clutch Cable along the left side of the
Towbar Tube and lay the Wire Harness along the
right side of the Towbar Tube.
•
Install three 3/8" Cable Clips on the Clutch Cable
and three 1/2" Cable Clips onto the Wire Harness.
•
Align all six Cable Clips with the holes in the Towbar
Tube and secure them with three #10 Self-Tapping
Screws.
INSTALL
CLUTCH
CABLE
TO THE HITCH
ASSEMBLY
•
Remove the 1/4" Lock Nut and 1/4" x 3/4" Bolt from
the Clutch Cable Eyelet.
°
Screw one 5/16" Nut off the Clutch Cable Housing
and onto the bare cable wire. Screw the second
5/16" Nut all the way onto the Clutch Cable Housing.
Insert the Clutch Cable Eyelet through the slotted
hole in the Cable Anchor on the Hitch Assembly.
NOTE: The loose 5/16" Nut on the cable wire must be
cocked at an angle to fit through the slotted hole.
•
Fasten the Clutch Cable Eyelet to the Clutch Lever,
reusing the 1/4" x 3/4" Hex Bolt and 1/4" Lock Nut.
Tighten the 1/4" Lock Nut securely and then loosen
approximately
two turns to allow the cable to pivot
freely on the bolt.
°
Screw the loose 5/16" Nut back onto the Clutch
Cable Housing. Use the 5/16" Nuts to adjust the
cable to the proper tension,
VERY IMPORTANT
See DRIVE TENSION
on page 16 in the SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS
Section of this manual for proper Clutch
Cable adjustment.
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