User manual MTD OEM-190-180A

[. . . ] It was carefully engineered to provide excellent performance when properly operated and maintained. It instructs you how to safely and easily set up, operate and maintain this attachment. Please be sure that you, and any other persons who will operate the machine, carefully follow the recommended safety practices at all times. All information in this manual is relative to the most recent product information available at the time of printing. [. . . ] Your Responsibility—Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, understand and follow the warnings and instructions in this manual and on the machine. Section 2 — Important Safe Operation Practices 5 6 Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree. Or a fence post Fold alo ng dotte d line (r epresen ts Section 2 — Important Safe Operation Practices a 10° sl ope) 10° Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower with a bagger attachment on such slopes. Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 10 degrees (a rise of approximately six inches every 10 feet). A riding mower with a bagger attachment could overturn and cause serious injury. Operate riding mowers up and down slopes, never across the face of slopes. contents of Carton • • • • • • • Hitch Bracket Kit (3 brackets & Hardware Pack) 700 Series Mount Kit (2 brackets & hardware) Chute Tube Extension Hitch Support Discharge Chute Elbow Grass Catcher Cover Screen Grass Catcher Cover Hitch Bracket Kit (3 Pcs. & Hardware Pack) • • • • • • • 3 Two Grass Bag Assemblies Upper Chute Tube Upper Chute Support Hinge Cover Pin Upright Support Bag Support Assembly Three Hardware Packs (Detailed & Pictured on next page) 700 Series Mounting Kit Includes the following parts: RH Bracket (783-05889) LH Bracket (783-05890) (8) Hex Bolts (710-04484) (2) Shoulder Bolts (738-04267) (2) Flange Lock Nuts (712-04065) (2) Clevis Pins (711-0332) (2) Click Pins (714-0145) Before beginning installation, remove all parts from the carton to make sure everything is present. RH Mount (789-00052) LH Mount (789-00054) Rear Attachment Bracket (789-00053) Carriage Bolts (4) (710-0276) Flange Lock Nuts (4) (712-04063) Chute Tube Extension (731-06610) Hitch Support (783-05887) Discharge Chute Elbow (731-04153A) Grass Catcher Cover Screen (731-06504) Grass Catcher Cover (631-04292) Upper Chute Support (731-06497) Grass Bag Assemblies (664-04096) Hinge Cover Pin (711-04988) Upper Chute Tube (631-04291) Upright Support (683-04519) Bag Support Assembly (683-04461) Figure 2-1 7 CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK This grass collector kit is shipped with three loose hardware packs enclosed and one hardware pack included in the mounting bracket kit. Note: This universal mounting bracket assembly is designed to work with other available attachments, such as a weight kit used in conjunction with the snow blade or snow thrower attachment. Utilize the contact information on page 2, or contact the retailer in which you purchased this equipment, to find out more about available attachments for your specific tractor. Flip over assembly and mount the hitch support bracket to the mounting assembly as seen in Fig. Note: It might be easier during the mounting stage to leave this hardware only finger tight to facilitate lining up the hitch hole for the clevis pin. You will be instructed to tighten this later in this manual if you chose to only finger tighten this hardware now. Note: The holes closest to the mounting hooks are to be used for all 700 model series machines, while the two holes closest to the cross mount are for all other models. The hitch support bracket will need to be flipped to enable alignment of the proper holes depending on the model of machine this bagger is being installed on. Hole provided for clevis pins for all 700 series mountings Figure 4-3 For 700 models Side View Side View Figure 4-4 For all other models 10 Section 4 — Assembly & Installation Assembling The Support Assembly Locate the upright support bracket and the bag support assembly. Lay the bag support assembly topside down with the mounting bracket portion facing upwards. Insert the notched end of the vertical support bracket into the bag support assembly, as in Fig. 4-5, and secure with a 5/16-18 carriage bolt and 5/16-18 flange lock nut. Figure 4-7 Install the clevis pin from hardware pack 689-00087 into the tractor’s hitch and secure with a hairpin clip. [. . . ] MTD does not extend any warranty for products sold or exported outside of the United States and/or Canada, and their respective possessions and territories, except those sold through MTD’s authorized channels of export distribution. 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. During the period of the warranty, the exclusive remedy is repair or replacement of the product as set forth above. [. . . ]