Assembly & Installation; 700 Series Tractors Only; Assemble Mounting Brackets - MTD 19A30003OEM Operator's Manual

Assembly & Installation

700 Series Tractors Only

If you are assembling this bagger unit for use on any model
700 series tractor you will need to install the tractor mounting
brackets packed in your bagger kit. If you are installing this
bagger unit on any other tractor, disregard these steps and
move to Assemble Mounting Brackets later in this section. To
determine which model of tractor you are installing this bagger
on, refer to page 3 of this manual.
To install these brackets on a model 700 series tractor, follow
these steps:
1. If not already installed by the factory, install a shoulder bolt
from your hardware pack on each bracket, securing them
with flange lock nuts also included in the hardware pack.
Refer to Figure 4-1.
2. If already installed in the brackets, remove the clevis pins
and clips, retain for later instructions. Refer to Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1
3. Mount the 700 series tractor mounting brackets to your
tractor using four self-tapping hex screws included with
your kit . See Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2

Assemble Mounting Brackets

To assemble the bagger mounting assembly, locate the
mounting assembly pack and follow these steps:
1. Attach the two hitch side brackets to the universal rear
attachment bracket using two carriage bolts (710-0276) and
wing knobs (720-04122) from hardware pack 689-00328A.
Note: The hooks on the side brackets should point
downwards and the tabs on the rear plate point upwards as
shown in Figure 4-3.
Figure 4-3
2. Flip over assembly and mount the hitch support bracket to
the mounting assembly as shown in Figure 4-4.
Note: It might be easier during the mounting stage to
leave this hardware only finger tight to facilitate lining up
the hitch hole for the clevis pin. You will be instructed to
tighten this hardware later in this manual.
Note: The holes closest to the mounting hooks are to be
used for all 700 model series machines, while the two holes
closest to the cross mount are for all other models. The
hitch support bracket will need to be flipped to enable
alignment of the proper holes depending on the model of
machine this bagger is being installed on. See Figure 4-4.
For 700 Models Only!
Figure 4-4
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For all other models
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