Murray G4618000 Operator's Manual page 13

ASSEMBLY
MOWER DECK INSTALLATION
1. Depress brake clutch pedal and set perking brake.
2. Place cutting height adjustment lever in highestcutting
position.
NOTE: Besurefrontadjustment e ccentricsaremounted in the
secondhole from top of mower deck mountingbracketand
grooveon eccentricis pointedforward (FIG. 5-ASSY). Make
adjustments if necessary and proceed.
GROOVE
FRONT
ADJLBTMENI"
ECCENTRIC
MOWER DECK
MOUNTING
BRACKET
MOWER DECK LEVELING ADJUSTMENT HOLES
3. Place mower deck on right side of tractor with chute away
from tractor.
4. Turn front wheels all the way to the left.
S. Lift deck hitch.Slide mower deck halfway undertractor,
rotatingmowerdeck counterclockwise a nd lowering deck
hitch. Slidemower deckforward under tractortoa centered
position.
6. Slide mower deck rearward. Connect mower deck
engagement cable to mower deck clutch spring
(FIG. 5A-ASSY). Besure open end of springispointed down
(FIG. 5A-ASSY inset).
I LIWER ENGINE PULLEY
ENGINE
PULLEY
8. Remove hairpincotters andflat washer from the left and right
hand hanger pins (RG. 6-ASSY), remove hitch rod and
hairpin cotter from front mounting bracket (RG. 6A-ASSY)
and lay all parts aside for later use.
9. Place cutting height adjustment lever in lowest cuttingposi-
tion. NOTE: Be sure mower deck lift arms are on inside of
mower deck lift brackets.
10. Slide left mower deck liftbracket on hanger pin of left rear lift
arm and secure in place with flat washer and hairpin cotter
removed in step 8. Repeat attachment assembly for right
rear mower deck liftbracket.
11.Place cutting height adjustmentlever in highest cutting
position.
HANGER PIN
MOWER DECK
LIFT BRACKET
REAR LIFT ARM
7. Slide deck toward front of tractor. Flex lower engine pulley
belt guides away from engine pulley and slipdeck drive belt
on lower engine pulley. Reposition belt guides to 1/16" from
pulley (FIG. 5B-ASSY).
12. L_t front of mower desk and place a 2 x 4 up on edge,
between front tires and under front center of m,,-,er deck.
This will be used for leverage to raise and k)wer mower deck
as needed to align front hitch mounting holes in step 13.
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