Manual

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Seat Adjustment

Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment

instructions.

Parking Brake Adjustment

Neverattemptto adjustthe brakeswhiletheengineis running.

AlwaysdisengagePTO,moveshift leverintoneutralposition,stop

engineandremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

If thetractordoesnotcometo acompletestopwhenthebrakepedal

is completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan rollwiththe

parkingbrakeapplied,the brakeis in needof adjustment.Contactthe

nearest Sears Service Centerto haveyourbrakesproperlyadjusted.

Tolocatethe nearest Parts& Repair ServiceCenteror to schedule

service,contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.

CUTTING DECK REMOVAL

To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:

1. Placethe PTO(Blade Engage)leverin the disengaged(OFF)

positionandengagethe parkingbrake.

2. Lowerthedeck by movingthe deck lift lever intothe bottom

notchon the rightfender.

3. Removetheself-tappingscrew(A) thatsecuresthe belt-keeper

rodfromaroundthe tractor'sPTOpulley,thenremovethe belt

keeperrod(B). SeeFig. 17.

NOTE: Makea mentalnotewhatholethe otherendof the belt-keeper

rodisinsertedinfor reinstallationpurposes.

4. Removethebelt(C) fromaroundthetractor'sPTOpulley.See

Fig.17.

Figure17

5. Lookingatthecuttingdeckfromtheleftsideof thetractor,locatethe

bow-tiepin thatsecuresthe decksupportrodonthe rearleft side

of the deck. SeeFig.18.Removethebow-tiepinthat securesthe

decksupportrod,andcarefullyremovethe decksupportfromthe

decklift arm.

Bow-TieClip jj

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Figure18

6. Repeatthe abovestepson the tractor'srightside.

NOTE: The bow-tieclipsshouldbe re-installedfromthe top down.

7. Movethedeckliftleverintothe topnotchonthe rightfenderto raise

the decklift armsupandout of theway.

Avoidpinchinginjuries.Neverplaceyourfingersonthe idlerspringor

betweenthe belt anda pulleywhile removingthe belt.