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OPERATOR’S
MANUAL
,.MOWER DRIVEN
VACUUM COLLECTOR
36” BLOWER ASSEMBLY
MFG. NO. 1691356
42” & 48” BLOWER ASSEMBLY
Table of Contents
MFG. NO. 1691260
CART COLLECTOR
DECALS
MFG. NO. 1691525
SAFETY RULES - p. 2
INSTALLATION - BLOWER ASSEMBLY, 36” MOWER - p. 3
INSTALLATION - BLOWER ASSEMBLY, 42” & 48” MOWERS - p. 5
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION - CART COLLECTOR - p. 8
OPERATING WITHOUT COLLECTION SYSTEM - 42” & 48” MOWERS - p. 12
OPERATING WITHOUT COLLECTION SYSTEM - 36” MOWER - p. 13
DECALS
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Safety Rules Read these safety rules and the safety rules in your Operator’s Manual and follow them closely. Failure to obey these rules could result in loss of control of vehicle, severe personal injury to yourself, or damage to property or equipment. The triangle A in thetext signifies important cautions or warnings which must be followed. WARNING A Do not operate the tractor unless the entire grass catcher system or mower discharge deflector is orooerlv installed. WARNING A Do not remove any
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INSTALLATION - BLOWER ASSEMBLY, 36” MOWER I. Remove the mower deflector by rerpoving two carriage bolts, lockwashers and nuts. Save this hardware for use when blower is removed for side discharge. 2. Install strap (A, figure I) as follows: a. Drill a 9132” hole for large spacer (B). Use the supplied template on the last page. Align template with deflector mounting holes (C). b. Install strap (A, figure 1) to deck with hardware shown in figure 2. c. Check the installation. The strap should be sec
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6. Install wing nut (G, figure I) assembly as follows. Insert 5/ 16-18 x2-1/2&p&w and 5/ i6flat washer from inside the deck. Place the cup (H) onto the capscrew and install S/ 16 lockwasher and 5/ 16 nut. (Figure 12 shows correct position ofcup.)Thread the wingnut (A, figure 6) onto capscrew and install the 5/ 16 locknut (D) flush with end of screen. 7. The belt retainer (A, figure 5) must be positioned correctly. Loosen the nut(B) and position the leg(C) so it is against the side of the idler a
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INSTALLATION - BLOWER ASSEMBLY, 42” & 48” MOWER 1. Remove the right-hand arbor cover (A, figure 7) by 4. Before installing arbor bracket (9, figure X), remove removing bolts, washers and nuts in front that hold washer from underneath blade brake bracket (rear capscrew). Arbor bracket is same thickness as washer cover to deck. Also, remove nut (9) and washers that and will replace washer. secure rear tab to arbor. 2. Slip mower belt off the right hand pulley. Remove the pulley from the arbor by r
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7. Install new arbor pulley(D, figure 8) with hubdown. IO. The baffle (E, figure 10) is installed in the blower Use new 7/ 16-14 x 2-l/4 capscrew and washers housing for use with 42” mower. For use with 48” mower, remove the baffle and install in hole marked removed in step 2. Torque to 55 to 60 ft. Ibs. Use wood block to prevent blade from turning. It may be 48”. necessary to add washer(s) (two provided) under- neath the new pulley to properly align brake pad and bottom groove. Refer to figure
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Hdok Baffle Over Stone Guard I Figure 13. A. Baffle B. Carriage Bolt C. Mower Discharge Opening 14. Install the blower assembly as follows. Figure 11. a. Pivot cover (B, figure II) away to expose the A. Blower Housing arbor. B. Arbor Cover C. Hook b. Align the notch (G, figure IO) with spaceronarbor D. Clip bracket. Align spacer (C, figure IO) with etch (C. E. Capscrew figure 8) on arbor bracket. Slide the assembly into F. Washer, 5/l 6 place as shown in Figure 14, while aligning front G. Washer
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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION - CART COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY 1. Remove all parts from inside the cart’s box. Open the b. Align the holes and place four 3/8 x 1 long hex bag of parts and sort the fasteners into groups for bolts with 3/8 flat washers throughthe head ofthe swivel and frame. easier assembly of the cart (figure 16). 2. Turn cart box’on one side. c. Secure with four lockwashers and nuts. a. Bolt U-bracket to bottom of box with two 5/ 16 x 4. Turn cart’s box upside down and install H-frame to
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BRACKET INSTALLATION CAUTION A The Cart Collector attaches to a mounting bracket, Do not remove the existing drawbar. Do not use the which is bolted to the tractor’s back plate. The same bracket as a drawbar. bracket is used on the riding mowers and the lawn 1 tractors. Once bolted in place, the bracket never needs to be removed. For lawn tractors, see Section A. For tractors with 3 forward speeds, see Section B. Section A: Bracket Installation on Lawn Tractor 1. Remove the drawbar plate from th
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4. Insert the elbow(E, figure21) into thecoveropening. “. 3. The support rod and frame rod must be inserted into the cover (A, figure 21) as follows. 5. Pick up the cover and place down onto theframe(A, figure 20) inserting the elbow (A, figure 23) into the a. The frame rod (C, figure 21) must be inserted bracket (B) (shown without cover for clarity). Pull through the bottom sleeve of the cover so that the the rubber strap (C) over the elbow and hook into two bent endsextend out openings, which
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Clean the tube with mild detergent (other products may damage tube). The flow of grass can be seen through the tube while moving. Check grass condition. If wet, wait until later in the day. If grass is wet plugging may occur. For efficient bagging, air circulation under the mower deck, through the chute and into the bag is very important. For this reason, you should remove grass and debris from underside of mower deck, discharge chute and cover. The tube and elbow can be removed as an assembly f
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3. Move the latch handle to the unlock position and 1. Attaching: dump the cart’s box. The connecting tube will slide a. Attach the cart to the tractor by aligning the two off the elbow and the cart’s box will dump at a 90 ends of the H-frame to the holes in the bracket degree angle for quick unloading. (figure 26). Use the holes that will make the cart level, Secure the cart to the bracket with twoclevis 4. If bagging the grass clippings is desired, the grass can pins and hairpin totters. be pu
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I Figure 28. A. Nut B. Washer C. Nut Figure 30. A. Deflector Figure 29. A. Cover 6. Hook OPERATING WITHOUT COLLECTION SYSTEM - 36” MOWERS To remove the blower assembly, first loosen the front wing nut. To provide belt slack, push the belt retainer(B, figure 6). Slip the belt off the pulley. The blower can be removed from deck. Install the mower deflector (A, figure 30) with two carriage bolts, lockwashers and nuts. 13
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EDGE OF DECK - Align with deflector mounting holes. - I I TEMPLATE FOR DRILLING MOUNTING HOLE FOR 36” TURBO VAC. LDrill g/32” Dia. Hole
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