Step
1
Using the Weight for
Performance
No Parts Required
Procedure
• W eights are installed to impro v e handling,
balance and impro v e perfor mance . W eights
can be added, relocated or remo v ed to
create optimized perfor mance under different
mo wing conditions and for operator preference
( Figure 1 or Figure 2 ).
• It is recommended that w eights be added,
relocated or remo v ed one at a time until the
desired handing and balance is ac hiev ed.
Ex cessi v e w eight changes can ef fect
handling and operation of the machine.
T his could cause serious injur y to y ou or
bystander s.
Mak e w eight changes is small incr ements
onl y .
Ev aluate the mo w er after each w eight
change to ensur e the machine can be
operated safel y .
T he follo wing table indicates the position and
n umber of the w eights fur nished with the mo w er .
Number of Weights Furnished with Mower
Gear Driven Mowers
Hydraulic Driven
Mowers
Deck size
Number
of
Weights
Weight
Position
Number
of
Weights
Weight
Position
36 0
None 1 Front
40
1 Front 1 Front
48 2
Rear
0
None
52 3
Rear 1 Rear
60
Not Available
0
None
W ith the w eights installed in the r ear
position, the fr ont end of the machine can
rapidl y rise up when the mo w er is r emo v ed.
T his could cause serious injur y to y ou or
bystander s.
Suppor t the r ear of the machine when
r emo ving the mo w er fr om the car rier frame.
Step
2
Using the Weight with a TRU
TRAK
®
Sulky
No Parts Required
Procedure
• Any rear w eight m ust be remo v ed when a TR U
TRAK
®
Sulk y is installed.
• As a g eneral r ule , a w eight shift of
appro ximately 45 pounds (20.4 kg) is needed
to compensate for the sulk y attac hment and
the w eight of the operator on the rear of the
mac hine .
• Use the follo wing table to deter mine the
n umber of front w eights recommended to be
installed with a TR U TRAK
®
Sulk y .
Number of Weights recommended with the TRU TRAK
®
Sulky
Gear Driven Mowers
Hydraulic Driven
Mowers
Deck size
Number
of
Weights
Weight
Position
Number
of
Weights
Weight
Position
36 3
Front 4 Front
40
4 Front 4 Front
48
1 Front
3
Front
52 0 2
Front
60
Not Available
1 Front
2
