Use and Care Manual

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(1) Pliers
(1) Hammer
(1) AdjustableWrench(orsocketset)
(1) 9/16"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
(2) 7/16"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
(2) 1/2"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
• Removetheloosepartsandthehardwarepackages
fromthecarton.Layoutallpartsandhardwareand
identifyusingtheillustrationsonpages2and3.
IMPORTANT: Youwillnotneedallofthepartssupplied
withyourblade.Disposeofunusedpartsafteryouhave
nishedassemblingtheblade.
NOTE: Righthand(R.H.)andlefthand(L.H.)are
determinedfromtheoperatorspositionwhileseatedon
thetractor.
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CAUTION: Do notbeginassemblinguntil
thetractorengine,mufflerandexhaust
deectorhavebeenallowedtocooloff.
TRACTOR PREPARATION
• Allowengine,mufflerandexhaustdeectortocool
beforebeginning.
• Removethehoodfromthetractorforbetteraccess.
• Removethemowerdeckfromthetractor.Refertothe
instructionsinyourtractorowner'smanual.
• Removeanyfrontmountedattachmentsuchasa
bumper.Saveallpartsforre-installation.
• Removeanywiringfromtheareaofthetractorframe
wheretheframebracketswillbeattached.Reinstall
thewiringwiththeprovidedplastictie.
• Ifnecessary,temporarilyremovethebrowningshield
fromthefrontofthetractorforbetteraccess.
USE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN STEP 1 IF YOUR
TRACTOR HAS A SINGLE FRONT BRACKET
FOR ATTACHING THE MOWER DECK
STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1)
Refertopage6forexamplesofhowtoattachtheFrame
Bracketstosomeothertractormodels.
• Holdtheframebracketsothatthetwoholesareat
thebottomandplaceitagainstthesideofthetractor
frameinfrontofthefrontaxle.Aligntwoupperholes
inthebracketwithtwoholesinthetractorframe.Turn
thebracketoverifnecessary.Attachthebracketusing
theappropriatehardware.
FIGURE 1B
FIGURE 1A
3/8" x 1" HEX BOLT (Q)
FRAME BRACKET
3/8" NYLOCK
NUT (I)
3/8" x 1"
CARRIAGE BOLT (F)
3/8" LOCK WASHER (R)
SEARS 917 SERIES TRACTOR FRAME
JOHN DEERE LT TRACTOR FRAME
FRAME
BRACKETS
5/16" x 1"
HEX BOLTS (C)
5/16" NYLOCK
NUTS (H)
ASSEMBLY
SKIP TO STEP 3 IF YOUR TRACTOR HAS
TWO FRONT BRACKETS FOR ATTACHING
THE MOWER DECK.