Instructions / Assembly

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• Removeallpartsandhardwarepackagesfromthe
carton. Lay out parts and hardware and identify using
the illustrations on pages 4 and 6.
NOTE:Notallofthesuppliedpartsandhardwarewillbe
neededforyourparticulartractor.Unneededitemsmay
bediscardedafteryouhavecompletedassemblyand
checkedoperationofunit.DO NOT DISCARD the two
spareshearbolts(N)and5/16"nylocknuts(Y).Referto
theServiceandAdjustmentssectiononpage27.
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(2) 7/16" Wrenches
(2) 1/2" Wrenches
(2) 9/16" Wrenches
(2) 3/4" Wrenches
(1) Screw Driver
(1) Knife
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED
General Purpose Grease
TRACTOR PREPARATION
Beforeperformingtheseinstructions,refertotheService
andAdjustmentssectionofyourtractorowner'smanual
forspecicsafetyinstructions.
• Allowengine,muferandexhaustdeectortocool
beforebeginning.
• Removeanyfrontorrearattachmentwhichis
mountedtoyourtractor.
• Removethemowerdeck.Refertoyourtractorowner's
manualforremovalinstructions.Markalllooseparts
andsaveforreassembly.
• Removethetractorhood.Refertoyourtractorowner's
manualforremovalinstructions.
CAUTION: Before starting to assemblethe
snowthrower,removethesparkplugwire(s),
settheparkingbrakeandremove the key
fromthetractorignition.
FIGURE 2 RIGHT SIDE VIEW
IMPORTANT: Right hand (R.H.) and left hand (L.H.) side
ofthetractoraredeterminedfromtheoperatorsposition
while seated on the tractor.
REMOVE
FRONT SCREWS
REMOVE
BROWNING SHIELD
MOWER DECK
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
FIGURE 1
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRACTORS WITH
SINGLE FRONT DECK SUSPENSION
BRACKET
STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 2)
• Removethebrowningshieldfromthefrontofthe
tractorasshown.Holdontotheshieldasyouremove
thesecondscrewtopreventitfromfalling.
• Besuretoreinstallthebrowningshieldwhenso
instructed in step 3.
IDENTIFY YOU TRACTOR
STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1)
• Lookunderthefrontofyourtractor.Ifthereisasingle
mowerdecksuspensionbracketlocatedunderneath
themiddleofthefrontaxle,continueontostep
2. If your tractor does not have a mower deck
suspension bracket underneath the middle of the
front axle, skip to step 21 on page 13 for tractors
withdualsuspensionbrackets.
ASSEMBLY