HitchAssembly
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Figure10
1.Bolt(2each)6.Hoseguide(2each)
11.Flangebushing
2.Flatwasher(2each)
7.Hitchassembly
12.Clevisassembly
3.Nut(4each)
8.Hitchpinassembly
13.Flatwasher(2each)
4.Frameassembly9.Hairpin
14.Bolt(2each)
5.Nut(2each)10.Nut(2each)
15.T owbarjack
DisassemblingtheHitchAssembly
Note:RefertoFigure10duringthisprocedure.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingunitsanddisengage
thePTO.Removethemaindriveshaftanddisconnectthemachine
fromthetowvehicle.Securethemachinewithtowbarjack;refertothe
Groundsmaster1200Operator’sManual.
2.Removethe2bolts(1),washers(2)andnuts(5)thatsecuresthehitch
assembly(7)totheframeassembly(4).
3.Removethehitchassembly(7)fromtheframeassembly(4).
4.Ifnecessary,disassemblethehitchassembly(7)asfollows:
A.Removethehairpin(9)andhitchpinassembly(8)fromthehitch
assembly(7).
B.Removetheangebushing(11)fromthehitchassembly(7).
C.Removethe2bolts(14),washer(13)andnuts(10)thatsecuresthe
clevisassembly(12)tothehitchassembly(7).
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