Use and Care Manual

3. To install the mulch plug, pivot
the discharge chute upward. Refer
to Figure 1-5 (fabricated decks) or
Figure 1-6 (stamped decks):
a. Insert the mulch plug into the
discharge chute opening.
b. Insert the mulch plug rod
into the hole found on the
front, right deck wheel
bracket.
c. Position the rear of the mulch
plug over the pin found on
the deck’s surface.
b
c
a
Figure 1-5
c
b
a
Figure 1-6
Important: Be certain that the
bottom of the mulch plug is
installed down inside of the lip
of the deck opening, as shown in
Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-7
4. Secure the mulch plug in place
with the wing knob. See Figure
1-8 (fabricated decks) or Figure 1-9
(stamped decks).
Figure 1-8
Figure 1-9
5. With the mulch plug in place,
the discharge chute will remain
propped-up so that the operator
can more easily maneuver the
tractor’s deck near and around trees
and other obstacles.