Rotary Mower; Installation; Preparing Tractor - Snapper 1650 Operator’s Manual And Assembly

ROTARY MOWER
Fig. 34 — Anchor Plates
INSTALLATION
PREPARING TRACTOR
Preparation of the Tractor for all mid mount mow¬
ers is the same.
1. Select four mower mounting anchor plates,
spring retainers and attaching hardware from mower
carton. See Figs. 34, 35 and 36.
2. Assemble anchor plates together and note
that all four are made identical giving them inter¬
changeability left, right, front or rear, see Fig. 34.
3. Assemble four link retainer springs together as
shown in Figs. 35 and 36 and note that all four are
different.
NOTE: Examine these four retainer springs
carefully and note the slight differences. There
will be two other retainer springs in the mower
carton but they attach to the mower as will be
described later.
Fig. 35 — Front Retainer Spring
1. Left-Hand Side
2. Right-Hand Side
Fig. 36 — Rear Retainer Springs
1. Left-Hand Side
2. Right-Hand Side
4. Bolt the anchor plates and retainer springs to
Tractor frame as shown in Fig. 37. Secure with 3/8"
x 1 -1 /4" bolts and flange lock nuts and tighten nuts to
40 ft.-lbs. torque. Note that front anchor plates
attach to outside of frame and rear anchor plates attach
to inside of frame. Also note carefully the position
of the spring retainers.
5. Assemble toegether hanger straps and attaching
hardware as shown in Fig. 38. These two hanger
straps attach to the OUTSIDE of the Tractor rockshaft
lift arms and the lower attaching points must point
outward as shown in Fig. 38.
NOTE: These hanger straps may remain on the
Tractor when mower is detached.
Fig. 37 — Mower Anchor Plates
(Right-Hand Side Shown)
1. Rear Anchor Plate
2. Front Anchor Plate
3. 3/8" * 1-1/4" Retaining Bolts
4. Retainer Springs Installed
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