Cub Cadet 394 50" MOWER DECK Operator's Manual page 9

5. Unlock the left lift link by sliding the left lift rod fully
rearward in the slot of the lift link (See Figure 8).
LEFT
LIFT
ROD
Figure 8
NOTE
The following step 6 applies only to the initial
installation of the mower deck on the tractor.
6. Loosen the hex jam nuts on the front lift bracket /
rod assembly and back off (unscrew) the hex lock
nuts until approximately 1/2 inch from the ends of
the threads (See Figure 9).
FRONT
LIFT
HEX
ROD
JAM
NUT
LOCK WASHER
FRONT LIFT
BRACKET
Figure 9
LH LIFT
LINK
APPROX.
1/2 INCH
HEX
LOCK
NUTS
7. From the front of the tractor, slide the outer pins
of the front lift bracket into the latch receiver slots
of the tractor. Press the lift bracket rearward until
both sides are firmly captured in the latch
receivers by the quick latch rod (See Figure 10).
QUICK LATCH ROD
FRONT
LIFT
BRACKET
8. From the side of the tractor, raise the front lift rod
and roll the deck forward until the lift rod aligns
with slots of the deck front roller bracket. Lower
the lift rod into the front roller bracket slots and
slide the deck rearward to engage the lift rod fully
forward in the slots of the roller bracket (See
Figure 11).
FRONT
LIFT ROD
9
LATCH RECEIVER SLOTS
CAPTURE IN
RECEIVER SLOTS
Figure 10
FRONT ROLLER
BRACKET SLOTS
Figure 11