Poulan POGT20T48STA User Manual - Page 8

Install Mower, And Drive Belt, See Figs. 5 And 6

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ASSEMBLY RETAINER PIN SPRING SHOULDER BOLT ADJUSTING BAR GAUGE WHEEL 3/8 WASHER 3/8-16 CENTER LOCKNUT FIG. 4 INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT (See Figs. 5 and 6) Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage parking brake. • Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway bar and belts. Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck. • Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right side of tractor. IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower pulley grooves. • If equipped, turn height adjustment knob counterclockwise until it stops. • Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control. • Install belt into electric clutch pulley groove. • Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck pins. Retain with double loop retainer spring with loops up as shown. • Install front plate assembly to tractor suspension brackets and retain with single loop retainer springs as shown. • Position front plate assembly between front mower brackets. Raise deck and plate assembly to align holes and insert flanged pins. Secure pins with double loop retainer springs between the plate and mower brackets. NOTE: To assist in locating hole in flanged pin, the hole in pin is inline with notch on head of pin. If necessary, move mower side-to-side to give space between plate and mower brackets. IMPORTANT: Check belt for proper routing in all mower pulley grooves. • Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring. • If equipped, turn height adjustment knob clockwise to remove slack from mower suspension. • Raise deck to highest position. • Adjust gauge wheels before operating mower as shown in the Operation section of this manual. CHASSIS BRACKET GAUGE WHEEL FRONT MOWER BRACKET ELECTRIC CLUTCH PULLEY DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER SPRING USE PLIERS FOR RETAINER SPRINGS LOOP UP ANTI-SWAY BAR SUSPENSION ARMS DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER SPRING (OUTWARD POINTING DECK PINS) FIG. 5 8 FRONT SUSPENSION BRACKETS FRONT PLATE ASSEMBLY DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER SPRING FLANGED PIN SINGLE LOOP RETAINER SPRINGS DEFLECTOR SHIELD

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ASSEMBLY
FIG. 4
SHOULDER
BOLT
GAUGE
WHEEL
3/8-16 CENTER
LOCKNUT
3/8 WASHER
ADJUSTING
BAR
PIN
RETAINER
SPRING
ANTI-SWAY
BAR
SINGLE
LOOP RETAINER
SPRINGS
GAUGE
WHEEL
SUSPENSION ARMS
DOUBLE LOOP RETAINER
SPRING (OUTWARD
POINTING DECK PINS)
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER SPRING
FRONT SUSPENSION
BRACKETS
FRONT PLATE
ASSEMBLY
CHASSIS
BRACKET
ELECTRIC
CLUTCH
PULLEY
DEFLECTOR
SHIELD
FRONT
MOWER
BRACKET
FLANGED PIN
DOUBLE LOOP
RETAINER
SPRING
USE PLIERS FOR
RETAINER SPRINGS
LOOP UP
INSTALL MOWER
AND DRIVE BELT
(See Figs. 5 and 6)
Be sure tractor is on level surface and mower suspension
arms are raised with attachment lift control. Engage park-
ing brake.
Cut and remove ties securing anti-sway bar and belts.
Swing anti-sway bar to left side of mower deck.
Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right
side of tractor.
IMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper routing in all mower
pulley grooves.
If equipped, turn height adjustment knob counter-
clockwise until it stops.
Lower mower linkage with attachment lift control.
Install belt into electric clutch pulley groove.
Place the suspension arms on outward pointing deck
pins.
Retain with double loop retainer spring with loops
up as shown.
Install front plate assembly to tractor suspension
brackets and retain with single loop retainer springs
as shown.
Position front plate assembly between front mower
brackets. Raise deck and plate assembly to align holes
and insert flanged pins. Secure pins with double loop
retainer springs between the plate and mower brack-
ets.
NOTE:
To assist in locating hole in flanged pin, the hole in
pin is inline with notch on head of pin. If necessary, move
mower side-to-side to give space between plate and mower
brackets.
IMPORTANT:
Check belt for proper routing in all mower
pulley grooves.
Connect anti-sway bar to chassis bracket under left
footrest and retain with double loop retainer spring.
If equipped, turn height adjustment knob clockwise to
remove slack from mower suspension.
Raise deck to highest position.
Adjust gauge wheels before operating mower as shown
in the Operation section of this manual.
FIG. 5