ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED
FOR ASSEMBLY
(1)
Pliers
(1)
Hammer
(1)
1/2" Open End or Box Wrench
(1)
9/16" Open End or' Box Wrench
(1)
3/4," Open End or Box Wrench
(t)
Adjustable
Wrench
Refer to carton contents figure on page 2 and figure
1 on page 3 for parts and hardware
needed
to
assemble snow blade,
NOTE
RIGm' HAND (R.H.) AND LEFT HAND
(Loll.)
ARE
DETERMINED
FROM
OPERATOR'S
POSITION
WHILE
SEATED ON TRACTOR.
,
Assemble
(long) angle
lock
bar, and (short)
angle lock bar together
using
two
3/8"
x 1"
carriage
bolts, 3/8"
lock washers
and 3/8"
hex
nuts, Do Not Tighten,
See figure
2.
3/8"' CARRIAGE BOLTS
ANGLE LOCK BAR
N '
3/8" LOCK WASHERS//
(LO G,_
3/8" HEX NUTS
/
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/
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LOCK SPRING
_J_"_"ANGLE
LOCK BAR
(SHORT)
FIGURE 2
22
3_
Assemble
angle
lock
spring
through
angle
lock bars positioning
end hook
as shown.
See
Figures
2 and 3.
Assemble
hook of angle lock spring into hole of
bracket
under
pivot
bolt. Pull lock bars up to
extend spring just enough to allow assembly
of
angle lock
bars
down
through
slot
in pivot
bracket
and channel.
See figures
2 and 3,
ANGLE LOCK
PIVOT BOLT
SPRING
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S
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P|VOT
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in
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/_!" BRACKET
CHANNEI_.
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" x 1"'SPRING PIN
.
Using
a hammer
drive
1/4"
x 1" spring
pin
through
slot in bracket
and hole in end of lock
bars
until
flush
with
bracket.
See figure
3,
Tighten
3/8"
hex nets left loose in step 1o
ASSEMBLY OF SNOW BLADE
TO LAWN TRACTOR.
Remove mower or any other attachment
you may
have mounted
to your tractor. Mark all loose parts
and save for re-assembly.
Refer to owners manual
for removal of mower/attachment,
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NOTE
The mower deck link arms (R.H. and
L,H,) and upstop bars (if tractor is so
equipped)
must be removed to pre-
vent interference
with blade lift, See
figure 4. Re-assemble
bolt and nut
shown
in figure
4,
UPSTOP BAR
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_REMOVE 3t8
BOLT
RE-ASSEMBLE THIS
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BOLT_AND _
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{L,H,)DECK
LINK ARM
_<_. ;J/FRONT
FIGURE 4
Assemble
right hand and left hand hitch plates
inside tractor
frame (near front) using two 3/8"
x 1" hex bolts from inside
of each plate, See
figure 5, Secure witf_ two 3/8" lock washers and
two 3/8"
hex nuts outside frame on each side,
Note:
Offset
on each plate must be toward
in-
side, as shown in figure 5.
3/8"' x 1"'
HEX BOLTS
3/8"' LOCK
FRONT VIEW (TRACTOR)
3/8" H_X
NUTS
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HITCH PLATE
(R,H.)
HITCH PLATE (L.Ho)
FIGURE 5