6
Maintaining
Your Lawn
Tractor
To utilize the Deck Wash System, complete the following
steps AFTER EACH MOWING:
1.
Drive the tractor to a level, clear spot on your lawn,
near enough to a water sillcock (spigot) for your
garden hose to reach.
IMPORTANT: Make certain the tractor’s discharge chute
is directed AWAY from your house, garage, parked cars,
etc.
2.
Disengage the PTO (Blade Engage), move the shift
lever into the neutral position, set the parking brake,
and stop the engine.
3.
4.
Thread the hose coupler (packaged with your tractor’s
Operator’s Manual) onto the end of your garden hose.
Attach the hose coupler to the water port on your
decks surface. See Fig. 6-2.
Figure 6-
5.
6.
Turn the water on.
While sitting in the operator’s position on the tractor,
re-start the engine and place the throttle lever in the
FAST (rabbit) position.
IMPORTANT
Make certain the
Hairpin Clip
7.
8.
Disengage the parking brake.
Moveposition.the tractor’s PTO (Blade Engage) into the ON
tractor’s discharge chute
is directed AWAY from
your house, garage,
parked cars, etc.
Spring
9.
Remain in the operator’s position with the cutting
deck engaged for a minimum of two minutes, allowing
the underside of the cutting deck to thoroughly rinse.
PTO Cable
10.
11.
12.
13.
Moveposition.the tractor’s PTO (Blade Engage) into the OFF
Turntractor’sthe engineignitionoffkeyandto theengageSTOPthepositionparkingtobrake.turn the
NOTE: It may be
necessary to remove
the belt keepers from
around the engine
pulley, in order to
Turn the water off and detach the hose coupler from
the water port on your decks surface.
Figure 6-3
remove the PTO belt.
Repeatdeck. steps 4-11 on the opposite side of the cutting
Cutting Deck Removal
To remove the cutting deck, proceed as follows:
1.
Place the PTO (Blade Engage) knob (or lever) in the
disengaged (OFF) position and engage the parking
brake.
2.
3.
Lower the deck by moving the deck lift lever into the
bottom notch on the right fender.
Remove the hairpin clip that secures the PTO cable to
the rear of the cutting deck. See Fig. 6-3. Remove the
PTO cable and accompanying spring from the cutting
deck.
Support Pin
4.
5.
Remove the deck belt from around the tractor’s
engine pulley (or electric PTO clutch, if so equipped).
Looking at the cutting deck from the left side of the
tractor, locate the deck support pin on the rear left
side of the deck. See Fig. 6-4.
Figure 6-4
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