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12. Remove the rubber wiper and jam nut from the blade
control (PTO) cable at the mounting bracket. Slide the
cable from the bracket (Fig. 36).
13. Move the cable out of the way and lay it inside the
frame rail so that it cannot get caught in the drive belts
or pulleys.
14. Remove the bolts and locknuts and pull the 2 mower
pivot mount brackets down from the front axle
(Fig. 37).
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Figure 37
1. Pivot mount bracket
2. Bolt, 5/16 x 2-1/2 in.
15. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the end of
the long rod (Fig. 38). Slide the rod out of the mower
mount.
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Figure 38
1. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Long rod
16. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer at the mower
leveling bracket (Fig. 38). Slide the bracket off of the
mounting pin. Install the washer and hairpin cotter for
storage.
17. Rotate the leveling bracket up toward the frame, and
hook the long rod into one of the holes to store it.
Secure the long rod with the washer and hairpin cotter.
Repeat for the opposite side of the mower.
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m-4630
3. Locknut
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1
m-1805
3. Leveling bracket
4. Mower mount
18. Move the height-of-cut lever into the D notch. Hook the
lift assist spring onto the retaining bolt for storage
(Fig. 35).
19. Remove the mower belt from the lower engine pulley
(Fig. 39). If you are careful, you can flex the belt guides
just far enough away from the pulley to remove the belt.
If it is too difficult to remove the belt, loosen the bolts
and nuts securing the belt guides.
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1. Mower belt
2. Engine pulley
Important
Do not bend the belt guides away from the
pulley because the belt will not operate properly when the
mower is installed later.
20. Turn the front wheels fully to the left and slide the
mower out to the right.
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Figure 39
Top View
3. Belt guides
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