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Place a block of wood between the center deck
housing baffle and the cutting blade to act as a
stabilizer. See Figure 5.
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Use a 15/16" wrench to remove the hex flange nut
that secures the blade to the spindle assembly. See
Figure 5.
Hex Flange Nut
Spindle Assembly
Figure 5
WARNING:
The hex flange nut has a right-
handed thread pattern. Do not attempt to force
the nut in an incorrect direction; it may damage
the nut and create a safety hazard.
Attach the new blades, included in the bagger kit, to
your tractor's deck as follows:
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Choose the appropriate set of blades for the deck
size by referring to Parts List on page 10.
•
Place the blades so that the side with part number
faces the ground when the mower is in the
operating position.
•
Mount the smaller of the three blades to the center
spindle; rest two blades are interchangeable.
Use a torque wrench to tighten the blade
IMPORTANT:
spindle hex flange nut between 70 to 90 foot-pounds.
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Remount the cutting deck following instructions in
the owner's manual of the tractor.
Attaching Chute Stop Bracket
•
Remove the carriage bolt and lock nut holding the
chute stop to the deck. See Inset A of Figure 6.
Save the hardware.
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Replace with new chute stop bracket, from the
bagger kit, at the same position on the deck. See
Inset B of Figure 6. Secure with the hardware
removed earlier.
NOTE: An extra set of carriage bolt and lock nut have
been supplied in your accessory kit. You may replace
the old hardware for the chute stop bracket with these
new ones, or save for later use.
Wood Block
Lock Nut
Remove this
chute stop
Carriage Bolt
A
Chute Deflector
NOTE: This chute stop bracket may stay on the unit
even when the bagger is not being used.
Attaching Discharge Chute
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Raise the deck to its highest position.
•
Raise the chute deflector on the deck and hold it
while you position the discharge chute over the
chute opening.
•
Insert the hinge pin of the discharge chute into the
tube on the chute stop bracket. See Figure 7.
•
Rotate the chute around the deck so that its front
edge fits snugly into the deck opening. Lower the
chute deflector slowly.
Discharge
Chute
Hinge Pin
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Attach the longer of the three retainer straps on the
discharge chute to the retainer clip on the deck.
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For 50-inch decks only: Remove two hex bolts
that secure the remaining two (short) straps on the
discharge chute. Save the hardware. Replace with
two new retainer straps from the bagger kit. Secure
with the hex bolts, flat washers and lock nuts
removed earlier. Refer to Figure 9 inset .
NOTE: If you are installing this bagger on a 54-inch
deck, do not replace the retainer straps on the chute.
8
B
Install this
chute stop
Figure 6
Chute Deflector
Insert hinge
pin here
Figure 7
Deck
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