Craftsman 33063, 33069 Operator's Manual

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LAWN TRACTOR

50-iNCH MULCH KiT

Model No. 33063

iMPORTANT:
Read and follow all Safety

Rules and instructions before

operating this equipment,

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(April19,2010)

Model33063mulchkitisdesignedforusewithselect50-inchthree-
bladecuttingdecks.Refertoyourtractor'sOperator'sManualto
assurecompatibility

CARTON CONTENTS

Beforebeginninginstallation,removeallpartsfromthecartontomake
sureeverythingispresent.Cartoncontentsarelistedbelowandshown
in Fig.1-1.Partnumbersareshowninparentheses.

o

OneDeckMulchPlug(731-04651)

o

ThreeMulchingBlades(742-040530)

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Figure 1=2

4. Replacethebladeswiththebladesincludedinthekit.Besureto
installeachbladewiththeside marked"Bottom"(orwitha part
numberstampedinit) facingthe groundwhenthemoweris in

theoperatingposition.

IMPORTANT:Useatorquewrenchtotighteneachbladespindle'shex
flangenut tobetween70ft-lband90if-lb.

INSERTING THE MULCH PLUG

Figure 1=1

BLADE INSTALLATION

WARNING:Beforebeginninginstallation,placethe
tractoronafirmand levelsurface,setthe parkingbrake,

placethe PTOinthedisengaged(OFF)position,stopthe

tractor'sengineandremovethe ignitionkeytoprevent

unintendedstarting.
WARNING:Cuttingbladesaresharp.Alwaysprotect
handsbywearingheavyleatherworkglovestograsp

blades.

1. Removethecuttingdeckfrombeneaththetractorasinstructed
inyourtractor'sOperator'sManual.

2. Gentlyflip thedeckovertoexposeits underside.

3. Placea blockof wood betweenthedeckhousingbaffleand
thecuttingbladetoactasa stabilizer,thenuseawrenchto
removethehexflange nutthatsecureseachbladeto its spindle
assembly.See Fig.1-2.

IMPORTANT:Thehexflangenutshavea right-handed(normal)
threadpattern.DoNOTattempttoforcethenutsin theopposite
direction.Doingsomaydamagethe nut.

1. Liftthedischargechuteup(A).SeeFig.1-3.

2. Insertthemulchplugintothedeckdischargeopeningbyfitting
thetabsontheupperedgeofthe mulchpluginsidetheslots
foundon thedischargechute(B).

3. Releasethedischargechute.

Figure 1=3

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