MTD OEM-190-823 Operator's Manual page 8

1. Remove and retain the four hairpin clips from the
weld pins found the top side of the undercarriage
assembly. See Figure 9.
IMPORTANT: Make certain the correct upper drive belt is
installed on the undercarriage assembly prior to
proceeding with mounting the undercarriage. Make
sure that the upper v-belt is routed to the INSIDE of the
belt keeper found on the undercarriage idler pulley and
the keeper pins found around the spindle pulley. Also,
make certain that the flat side of the belt is facing
outward as it sits against both the idler pulley and
spindle pulley.
Hairpin Clips
Belt Keeper
Spindle Pulley
5. Reinsert the clevis pins removed in step 5 through
both sets of holes and fasten with the hairpin clips.
6. Move the tractor's deck lift lever into the top notch
on the right fender allowing the lift arms and the
rear of the undercarriage assembly to rise.
7. Insert the weldpins found on the top side of the rear
portion of the undercarriage assembly up through
the aligning holes found along the tractor's frame
rail. Fasten with the hairpin clips removed in step 2.
8. Repeat the previous step on the front portion of the
undercarriage assembly.
Attaching TheLiftHandle
1. Attach the lift handle to the lift bracket on the right
side of the auger housing assembly with two hex
screws and two flange nuts. See Figure 11.
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2.
3.
4.
Figure 9
Position the undercarriage assembly beneath the
tractor.
Move the tractor's deck lift lever into the lowest
notch on the fender allowing the lift arms to drop.
Remove the two hairpin clips and clevis pins found
on the rear portion of the undercarriage and align
the holes in the rear of the lift arms with the holes in
the rear of the undercarriage. See Figure 10.
"_ Hairpin Clip Hairpin Clip /
I _J Clevis Pin
| _ _' Lift Arm
._ _ched to Tr=actor)
Clevis Pin
NOTE_s shown for clarit_ "%
Figure 10
Hex
Lift Bracket
2.
Figure 11
Fasten the lift cable to the lift handle with two of the
cable ties provided. Pull the cable ties until they're
snug and trim off any excess.
Attaching the ChuteDirectional Control
1. Attach the chute directional control assembly to the
upper lift link on the left side of the auger housing
assembly with two hex screws as illustrated in
Figure 12. Secure with two flange nuts.
2. Slide the upper chute crank rod through the eyelet
in the top of the chute directional control, the
eyebolt found midway down and into the joint block
found on the lower chute crank rod. See Figure 12.