Installation And Removal Of Deck Assembly - Cub Cadet 289 48" MOWER DECKS Operator's Manual

SECTION II. INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF MOWER DECK
A. INSTALLATION OF DECK
After locking the left lift link as described in Section I
(step B-2), start the tractor and use the hydraulic lift to
fully raise the left lift link (See Figure 5). Stop engine.
LEFT LIFT LINK
FULLY RAISED
Figure 5
Remove the internal cotter pins, flat washers, and ad-
justment clevis pins to adjust the front caster wheel
arms to their highest setting (lowest deck setting) in the
height adjustment brackets of the deck (See Figure 6).
CASTER
ADJUSTMENT
WHEEL CLEVIS PIN
ARM
FLAT
WASHER
TOP
HOLE
HGT. ADJ.
BRACKET
Figure 6
Adjust the rear deck rollers to their highest setting (low-
est deck setting) as follows:
1. From the left/rear of the deck, pull the adjustment
knob rearward to disengage the detent pin of the
knob from the hole in the detent hub (See Figure
7). Hold the knob rearward.
2. Turn the knob clockwise until the shoulder bolt
fastened to the roller pivot link is at the top of the
slot in the roller guide bracket (See Figure 7).
3. Release the knob and turn as necessary to align
the detent pin with the nearest hole in the hub.
Install the mower deck on the tractor as follows:
1. Place the tractor and mower deck on a firm and
INTERNAL
COTTER PIN
8
PIVOT LINK
SHOULDER BOLT
ROTATE
Figure 7
level surface. Position the mower deck on the left
side of the tractor with the front of the deck toward
the front of the tractor (See Figure 8)
Figure 8
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
DETENT
HUB
DETENT PIN
GUIDE
BRACKET
SLOT
SLIDE
UNDER