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InstallingtheBlades
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
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Hi-Liftblade
Procedure
1.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
mowerdeck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladessection
intheOperator'sManualformoreinformation.
2.InstalltheHi-Liftmowerbladeslocatedinloose
parts.RefertotheInstallingtheBladessectioninthe
Operator'sManualformoreinformation.
Maintenance
RemovingtheFinishingKit
Wheneverthebaggerkitisremoved,thenishingkitshould
beremovedusingthefollowingprocedure.Retainallparts
forfutureinstallation.
CAUTION
Removingthebaggerchangestheweight
distributionofthemachine.Operatingthemachine
withthefrontweightsinstalledwithoutthebagger
maycauseanunstableconditionwhichcouldresult
inalossofcontrol.
Ensurethefrontweightsareproperlyremoved
beforeoperatingthemachinewithoutthebagger
attachment.
1.Removethefrontweights.Removethefastener
securingtheweighttothemachine.Takecareto
controltheweightasthesupportrodisremoved.
2.Removethedischargetubefromthemachine.
3.Installthecutoffbafe(Figure17).
Replacethepreviouslyremovedcutoffbafefor60
inchmowerdecks(Figure10).
4.Installthedeectorassembly(Figure17andFigure18).
5.For54inchmowerdecksonly,replacethenutandbolt
intheforwardhole(Figure17).
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsinthe
operatororbystander'sdirectionandresult
inseriousinjury.Also,contactwiththeblade
couldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyou
installacoverplate,amulchplate,oragrass
chuteandcatcher.
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