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RemovingtheGuards
MachinesEquippedwithMyRide
®
Only
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Note:Retainallremovedpartsforlaterinstallation.
1.Removetheboltssecuringtheguardsonthe
sidesoftheframe.
2.Removetheguardsonbothsidesoftheframe
(Figure1).
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Figure1
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InstallingtheWeights
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
4
Bolt(3/8x1inch)
6
Locknut(3/8inch)
1
Leftweight-mountingbracket
1Rightweight-mountingbracket
2Washer
2
Bolt(5/8x2-3/4inches)
8
Suitcaseweight
Procedure
CAUTION
Thebaggerchangestheweightdistributionof
themachine.Operatingthemachinewithout
thefrontweightsmaycauseanunstable
condition,whichcouldresultinalossof
control.
Ensurethefrontweightsareproperlyinstalled
beforeoperatingthemachinewiththebagger
attachment.
1.Installtheweight-mountingbracketstotheunder
sideoftheframeusing2bolts(3/8x1inch),
and2locknuts(3/8inch)asshowninFigure2.
2.Installsuitcaseweightstotheweightmounting
bracketsusing2bolts(5/8x2-3/4inches),2
washers,and2locknuts(3/8inch)asfollows:
•Ifyourmachinehasa42-inchstampeddeck,
install8suitcaseweights.
•Ifyourmachinehasanyothercuttingdeck,
install6suitcaseweights(Figure3).
3.Onceyouhaveinstalledalltheweightsand
brackets,ensurethatallthefastenersaretight.
Tightenasnecessary.
Important:Wheneveryouremovethe
baggerattachment,remembertoremovethe
frontweightstoreturntheproperstability
tothemachine.
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