3. Install the handle and bracket assembly to the side of
the machine with 3 carriage bolts (3/8 x 1-1/4 inches)
and 3 flange nuts (large flange–3/8 inch) as shown in
Figure
8.
Note: Ensure that the bolts go through the left
bumper and the lower bagger bracket and connect
them to the side of the machine.
Figure 8
1. Handle and bracket
assembly
2. Flange nut (large
flange–3/8 inch)
3. Bolt (3/8 x 1-1/4 inches)
5
Installing the Handle Assembly
and Bracket for 48- and 52-inch
Mowers
Parts needed for this procedure:
1
Hood assembly
1
Knob
1
Carriage bolt
Procedure
Pivot the handle out into the handle bracket and secure it
with a carriage bolt and knob
1. Knob
2. Handle bracket
10
(Figure
9).
Figure 9
3. Carriage bolt