Tube Latch To Adapter Mounting; Adapter To Deck Mounting - Snapper 6-3317 Installation Instructions Manual

TUBE HANDLE
TUBE HANDLE
BASE
GRASS
TUBE
FIGURE 3
STEP 4: TUBE LATCH TO ADAPTER MOUNTING
Position tube latch onto chute adapter. Insert one of the
1/4-20 X 3/4" carriage bolts (heads on inside of tube)
into the hole on the end of the adapter. Secure with 1/4"
lock washer and 1/4-20 hex nut. See Figure 4.
TUBE LATCH
FIGURE 4
CHUTE
ADAPTER
NOTE: If mulching cover is installed on deck it must
be removed before going to step 5. (Also change
from mulching blade to regular blade.)
STEP 5: ADAPTER TO DECK MOUNTING
Loosen the three hex head deflector hinge screws.
Remove the side deflector bolts & wing nut and store for
future use. See Figure 5A. For riders, lift the deflector.
For tractors, remove palnut, hinge pin, hinge spring &
deflector; save for future use. See Figure 5A. Position the
adapter over deck opening, forward of engagement lugs.
See Figure 5B. Slide adapter toward the rear until the
retaining ridges slide under the two engagement lugs on
the deflector latch hinges. See Figure 5C. Bump the
adapter rearward with the palm of your hand if necessary
to force the ridges under both the front and rear lug
locks. Align the hole in the side of the adapter with the
hole in the deck. Insert the 5/16-18 x 1" long carriage
bolt from inside the deck and secure with a washer &
5/16-18 wing lock nut on the outside. Retighten the three
deflector hinge screws.
DEFLECTOR REMOVED ON
TRACTOR, FLIPPED UP ON RIDER
PALNUT
(REMOVED FOR TRACTOR)
DEFLECTOR
(REMOVED FOR
TRACTOR)
BOLT & WING
NUT UNDER
DEFLECTOR
(NOT SHOWN)
DO NOT operate machine without entire grass
catcher or guards in place.
2
DEFLECTOR
HINGE SCREWS
HINGE PIN
(REMOVED FOR
HINGE SPRING
TRACTOR)
(REMOVED FOR
TRACTOR
FIGURE 5A
WARNING