Installingthe Discharge Chute - MTD 19AT0004OEM Operator's Manual

Installingthe Discharge Chute
1. Reinstall cutting deck onto the tractor reversing the instructions
for Deck Removal in operator's manual of the tractor.
2. Raise the deck to its highest position.
3. Raise the chute deflector (A in Fig. 4-23) on the deck and
hold it while you position the discharge chute over the
chute opening.
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Installthe chute adapter ontothe chute elbow by lining upthe
tabs and sliding the adapter over the chute elbow, as in
Fig. 4-25. Secure the chute adapter by installing the two
ratchet clips included in the hardware pack into the holes
provided.
Figure 4=23
4. Insert the hinge pin of the discharge chute into the tube on
the chute stop bracket. See B in Fig. 4-23.
5. Rotate the chute a round the deck so that its front edge fits
snugly into the deck opening. Lower the chute deflector
slowly (C in Fig. 4-23).
6. Attach the retainer strap on the discharge chute to the
retainer clip on the deck. Refer to Fig. 4-24.
Note: For the chute elbow to be properly installed, the bottom
edge must fall over the bottom of the deck opening and the tab
on top of the elbow should rest above the deck opening.
IMPORTANT: If the retainer clip is not present on the mowing deck, on
some units, one has been included with hardware pack 689-00094A.
Attach the retainer hook (16606) with a self-tapping screw (710-0599),
from hardware pack 689-00094A in the position noted in Fig. 4-24.
Figure 4=25
8. Peelthe backing offoftheself-ad hesivefoam strip(721-04388)
that has been included with your grass collector. Apply it to
the upper chute, flush against the flange as shown in Fig.
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Figure 4-26
SECTION 4 --
ASSEMBLY &
INSTALLATION