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Ariens Apex
Lowe’s Items 1461305, 1461316, 1475968,
1475969, 1476422
Setup Instructions
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IDENTIFICATION
1. Seat
2. Steering Control Levers
3. Lower Control Arm
4. Parking Brake
5. Discharge Chute
6. Transaxle Bypass Lever
Assembled
As Shipped
1
3
4
5
6
2
4
Tools for Assembly:
•Pry Bar
• 7/16" Wrench
• 9/16" Wrench
•3/4" Wrench
© 2019 • AriensCo • Brillion, WI 54110
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a. Using a pry bar, remove and discard crate top
and sides.
b. Remove plastic bag from around unit and
discard.
a. Rotate steering control levers (item 2) outward.
a. Rotate seat (item 1) forward.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Read and
understand the Safety section in the
Operator’s Manual before proceeding.
DO NOT start engine until assembly is
complete.
1.
CAUTION: AVOID INJURY. Small wood
splinters can eject when breaking crate.
Wear adequate eye protection and gloves.
2.
3.
2
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a. Remove plastic boot from negative battery
terminal and discard.
b. Remove hardware from negative (black) battery
cable. DO NOT discard hardware.
c. Secure negative battery cable to negative (open)
battery terminal with hardware removed in
previous step.
a. Rotate seat into operating position.
a. Rotate steering control levers into operating
position.
a. Pull left and right transaxle bypass lever (item 6)
out to disengage transaxles.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to pull bypass levers out on each
side of unit.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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a. Push right and left transaxle bypass levers in to
engage transaxles.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to push bypass levers in on each
side of unit.
a. Rotate left and right eccentric spacers to align
steering levers to the same height and tighten
left and right hardware.
b. Loosen hardware retaining each steering control
lever to each lower control arm (item 3), align
steering control levers and tighten hardware.
12.
13.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. DO NOT
proceed until operation and safety rules
are fully understood.
Read and understand Operator’s Manual
before proceeding.
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