Assembly
NOTES: All fasteners are in the parts bag. Do not
discard any parts or material until the unit
is assembled.
Before doing any assembly or maintenance to the
mower, remove the wire from the spark plug.
Install the Front Wheels
1. Make sure the valve stem (1) is to the outside
(see Figure 1).
2. Slide the front wheel (2) onto the spindle (3).
3. Faster the front wheel (2) with washers (4 and 5),
and cotter pin (6) Bend the ends of the cotter pin
apart to keep the front wheel on the spindle.
4. If your model has hub caps (7), install the hubcaps.
Make sure the washers hold the hubcaps in place.
5. Repeat for opposite side.
Install the Seat
1. Carefully remove the plastic bag from the seat.
2. Raise the seat support (1) (see Figure 2).
3. Align the holes in the seat (2) to the slots in the
seat support.
4. Install the seat (2) to the seat support (1) and
adjustment lever (3) with washers (4) and bolts (5).
NOTE: Install the washers on the left side only.
5. Connect the wiring harness (6) to the seat switch
(7) under the seat.
6. Lower the seat to the normal operating position.
7. Check the operation of the seat adjustment.
a.
If the seat needs adjustment, raise the
adjustment lever (3) toward the seat and move
the seat to the desired position.
b.
Release the adjustment lever to lock the seat
in place.
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Assemble the Steering Wheel
1. Make sure the front wheels point forward as shown
in Figure 3.
2. Slide the bellows (1) over the console.
3. Slide the steering post (2) into the console.
4. Attach the steering wheel (3) to the steering post
(2) with screw (4) and washer (5). Tighten screw
but be careful not to over-tighten.
a.
Push on the steering wheel. The steering post
will lock onto the pinion gear (6).
b.
Pull on the steering wheel. Make sure that the
steering post is locked in place.
5. Install the plate (7) and cover (8) to the
steering wheel.
Assemble the Grass Bag
1. Slide the bottom tube (1) onto the bagger frame (2)
(see Figure 4).
2. Align the holes in bottom tube with hole in the
bagger frame.
3. Install the cotter pins (3) into holes and bend the
ends to secure to the frame.
4. Slide the frame assembly onto the grass bag (4).
5. Attach the bag clips to the frame assembly.
6. Align the bagger cover (5) to holes in frame.
7. Use screws (6) and (7) to assemble the side and
top of the cover to the bagger frame.
8. Assemble the bagger handle (8) thru hole in cover
and frame.
9. Secure the bagger handle with washer (9), screw
(10), and nut (11).
10. Install rear bagger handle (12) to cover using two
screws (13).
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