Model33029mulchkitisdesignedforusewiththeCraftsman42-
inchcuttingdeckontheRevolutionZero-TurnRidingMower.
CARTON CONTENTS
IMPORTANT: Useatorquewrenchtotighteneachbladespindle'shex
flangenutto between70ft-lb and90ft-lb.
Beforebeginninginstallation,removeallpartsfromthecartonto
makesureeverythingispresent.Cartoncontentsarelistedbelow
andshownin Figure1.Partnumbersareshownin parentheses.
• Two22"MulchBlades(742-04214)
• One42"DeckMulchPlugAssembly(631-04262)
Figure 1
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: Beforebeginninginstallation,placethe tractor
on afirmandlevelsurface,setthe parkingbrake,placethe
PTOinthe disengaged(OFF)position,stopthetractor's
engineandremovethe ignitionkeyto preventunintended
starting.
WARNING: Cuttingbladesaresharp.Alwaysprotect
handsby wearingheavyleatherworkglovestograsp
blades.
1. Removecuttingdeckfrombeneathtractor(refertoCutting
DeckRemovalinCraftsmanRevolutionZero-TurnRiding
MowerOperator'sManual).
2. Gentlyflipthedeckovertoexposeits underside,
3. Placea blockofwoodbetweenthedeckhousingbaffleand
thecuttingbladetoactasa stabilizer,thenusea wrench
toremovethehexflangenutthatsecureseachbladeto its
spindleassembly.
IMPORTANT:Thehexflangenutshavearight-handed(normal)thread
pattern.DoNOTattempttoforcethenutsintheoppositedirection.Doing
somaydamagethenut.
4. Replacethebladeswiththebladesincludedinthekit. Be
suretoinstalleachbladewiththesidemarked"Bottom" (or
witha partnumberstampedin it)facingthegroundwhenthe
mowerisin theoperatingposition.
IMPORTANT:BladesMUSTbe Positionedasseenin
Figure2.
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Figure 2
INSERTING THE MULCH PLUG
1. Liftthedischargechuteup (A).SeeFigure3.
2. Insertthemulchplugintothedeckdischargeopeningby
fittingthetabontherearsideofthemulchpluginsidethe
deck(B)and pivotingthemulchplugintoplace(C).
3. Pullandstretchtheretainingstrapon themulchplugover
thedeckwheelbracket(D)onthedeckandhookontothe
bottomofthat bracketasseenin theinsetof Figure3.
Figure 3