User manual MTD 20462 PARTS MANUAL

[. . . ] Call 1- (330) 220-4MTD (4683) or 1- (800)-800-7310 to reach a Customer Support representative. Please have your unit’s model number and serial number ready when you call. See previous section to locate this information. You will be asked to enter the serial number in order to process your call. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Restrict the use of this accessory and the tractor to persons who read, understand and follow the warnings and instructions in this manual and on the machine. [. . . ] On older models: Remove the clip, if already installed on the deck next to the discharge chute opening, by removing the lock nut, spring washer and hex bolt that secure it. See Figure 9A. Cutting Deck Hex Lock Nut Spring Washer Clip Mounting Bracket Figure 7 Attaching Grass Bags • Hang the two grass bags using notches on the support tube. See Figure 8. Use these notches Grasscatcher Pin Deck B Nut A Hex Bolt Figure 9 • On older models: A grasscatcher pin (G in Figure 2) and nut (H in Figure 2) have been supplied in the hardware pack. Attach these to the deck in place of the clip just removed. Raise the chute deflector on the deck and hold it while you position the discharge chute over the chute opening. Place the top rear edge of the discharge chute over the top rear edge of the chute opening. Push down on the discharge chute so that its front bottom edge rolls over the bottom of the deck, then slide the chute forward to the stop on the deck. See Figure 10. • Figure 8 • Align the holes on the hinges of the grass bag cover with the corresponding holes on the support tube assembly. Insert the clevis pin through the hinge on the support tube assembly and then through the grass bag cover. Secure with belleville washer and hairpin clip with the crown side of the washer going against the hairpin clip. • • • • NOTE: The retainer strap is fitted at position B on the discharge chute. See Figure 16. Hex Flange Nut Wood Block Attaching the Discharge Chute Follow instructions on page 5 of this manual. Model Series 800 Tractors (Model 190-182 only) • Take out the applicable pair of support bracket (F2 in Figure 2)and four self-tapping screws (E in Figure 2) from the hardware pack . Insert shoulder bolt (C in Figure 2) through a bell washer (B in Figure 2) and insert the bolt through the support bracket (F2 in Figure 2). Place one support bracket on each side of the tractor frame aligning the two smaller holes on the bracket with corresponding holes on the tractor frame. Secure with self-tapping screw (E in Figure 2). Remove the hairpin clip and clevis pin from the rear of the mounting bracket assembly. Position the hooked ends of the mounting bracket assembly to the outside of the hitch plate and over the shoulder bolts just installed on both sides of the tractor frame. Align the hole at the rear of the mounting bracket assembly to the hole on the hitch plate and re-insert the clevis pin through these two holes. Secure with the hairpin clip removed earlier. • • • • • • • Spindle Assembly IMPORTANT: Be sure to insert the hairpin clip in the Figure 16 NOTE: The hex flange nut has a normal (right-handed) thread pattern. Do NOT attempt to force the nut in the incorrect direction. Doing so may damage the nut and create a safety hazard. [. . . ] Service completed by someone other than an authorized service dealer is not covered by this warranty. Transportation charges and service calls are not covered. No implied warranty, including any implied warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose, applies after the applicable period of express written warranty above as to the parts as identified. No other express warranty, whether written or oral, except as mentioned above, given by any person or entity, including a dealer or retailer, with respect to any product, shall bind MTD LLC. During the period of the warranty, the exclusive remedy is repair or replacement of the product as set forth above. [. . . ]