AdjustingtheTilt
Youcanadjustthemotion-controlleversforwardor
rearwardforyourcomfort.
1.Loosentheupperboltholdingthecontrollever
tothecontrol-armshaft.
2.Loosenthelowerboltjustenoughtopivotthe
controlleverforwardorrearward.
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3.Tightenbothboltstosecurethecontrolleverin
thenewposition.
4.Repeattheadjustmentfortheothercontrollever.
ConvertingtoSide
Discharge
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwiththe
machineweredesignedforoptimummulchingand
side-dischargeperformance.
Installthefastenersfromtheloosepartsbagintothe
emptyholesafterremovingtherecylingbafes..This
ensuresthatnoholesareleftopenwhenoperating
themowerdeck.
WARNING
Openholesinthemachineexposeyouand
otherstothrowndebristhatcancausesevere
injury.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithout
hardwaremountedinallholesinthe
machinehousing.
•Installthehardwareinthemountingholes
whenyouremovethemulchingbafe.
Machineswith107cm(42-inch)
MowerDecks
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removethemowerdeck;refertoRemovingthe
MowerDeck(page49).
4.Removethe2locknuts(5/16inch)fromthe
weldedpostsofthebafe(Figure12).
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1.Locknut—5/16inch(4)3.Bafe
2.Carriagebolt—5/16x3/4
inch(2)
4.Weldedpost(2)
5.Removethe2carriageboltsand2locknuts
securingthebafetothedeckandremovethe
bafe(Figure12)
6.Locatethe2boltsinloosepartsandusethe
existinglocknutstoinstallthesefastenersinto
theholesusedfortheweldedposts(Figure12)
topreventyingdebris.
Note:Installtheboltupward,throughthe
undersideofthedeckanduseanexisting
locknuttosecurefromthetopside.
7.Installthemowerdeck;refertoInstallingthe
MowerDeck(page50).
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