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Parts Manual Models:
968999123 / WH4817ETS
MANUAL NO. 539106509 REV. IR (10/4/01)
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Serial Number:
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Notes:
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Table of Contents
POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY.............................................................. 4
HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY ................................................................ 6
48” FRONT DECK ASSEMBLY ....................................................... 8
CUTTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY ................................................... 10
HANDLE ASSEMBLY ..................................................................... 12
HANDLE MOTION CONTROL ASSEMBLY ................................... 14
FRONT CASTER ASSEMBLY ....................................................... 16
WIRING ASSEMBLY ...................................................................... 18
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Power Unit Assembly
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Power Unit Assembly
ITEM PART NO. QTY DESCRIPTION ITEM PART NO. QTY DESCRIPTION
1 ...... 539106560 ........ 1 ...... REAR DECK W/DECALS
2 ...... 539105922 ........ 1 ...... TANK SUPPORT
3 ...... 539104547 ........ 1 ...... BELT SHIELD
4 ...... 539104553 ........ 2 ...... WHEEL ASM.
........ 539101548 ........ 2 ...... TIRE
........ 539104628 ........ 2 ...... RIM
........ 539912234 ........ 2 ...... VALVE STEM
5 ...... 539105630 ........ 1 ...... FUEL TANK
6 ...... 539106188 ........ 1 ...... FUEL CAP
7 ...... 539103461 ........ 1 ...... BELL CRANK
8 ...... 539990187 ........ 4 ...... WASHER 5/16 LOCK
9 ...... 539104789 ........ 3 ...... DECAL, CROWN
10 .... 539105985........1 ...... OIL TANK
11 ..... 539101202........1 ...... OIL CAP
12 .... 539105301........1 ...... DECAL, MOBIL 1
13 .... 539104792........1 ...... DECAL, WH4817
14 .... 539105744........1 ...... DECAL, BELT DRIVE
15 .... 539101228........1 ...... BELT
16 .... 539102228........2 ...... PULLEY
17 .... 539101177 ........ 2 ...... KEY, METRIC
18 .... 539102717........4 ...... SCREW 5/16 X .625
19 .... 539919078........1 ...... IDLER PULLEY
20 .... 539100145........1 ...... RHSNB 3/8 X 2.0
21 .... 539990550........1 ...... WASHER 1/2 FLAT
22 .... 539105913........2 ...... PUMP ARM WLDMT.
23 .... 539101173 ........ 8 ...... LUGNUT
24 .... 539916159........2 ...... SPRING
25 .... 539990563........16 .... HCS 3/8 X 1.0
26 .... 539990645........4 ...... RHSNB 3/8 X 1.0
27 .... 539990588........1 ...... HCS 3/8 X 2.0
28 .... 539990052........2 ...... WASHER 1/4 LOCK
29 .... 539100143........6 ...... HCS 7/16 X 1.0
30 .... 539976934........2 ...... HCS 5/16 X .750
31 .... 539990072........2 ...... HCS 1/4 X .625
32 .... 539990517........4 ...... WASHER 3/8 FLAT
33 .... 539990546........22 .... NUT 3/8 CTR. LOCK
34 .... 539990184........10 .... NUT 5/16 CTR. LOCK
35 .... 539101781........1 ...... MODULE
36 .... 539976988........1 ...... #2 HAIRPIN
37 .... 539101836........1 ...... SLEEVE BUSHING
38 .... 539990761........5 ...... NUT 1/4 CTR. LOCK
39 .... 539990839........6 ...... NUT 7/16 CTR. LOCK
40 .... 539105079........2 ...... SCREW 5/16 X .625 CONE
41 .... 539102650........1 ...... HOSE BARB
42 .... 539102502........4 ...... STUD 5/16
43 .... 539102845........4 ...... SPRING
44 .... 539990692........8 ...... WASHER 5/16 FLAT
45 .... 539990598........4 ...... WASHER 1/4 FLAT
46 .... 539990580........4 ...... HCS 1/4 X .750
47 .... 539101224........2 ...... SPRING
48 .... 539106492........2 ...... HCS 3/8 X 2.750
49 .... 539976979........2 ...... NUT 3/8 NYLOC
50 .... 539101881........1 ...... DECAL, PROP 65
51 .... 539102220........2 ...... MOTOR MOUNT
52 .... 539101331........8 ...... NUT 1/2 NYLOC
53 .... 539101332........8 ...... HCS 1/2 X 2.750
54 .... 539101465........2 ...... KEY #808 WOODRUFF
55 .... 539990297........2 ...... COTTER PIN
56 .... 539990669........4 ...... HCS 5/16 X 1.750
57 .... 539100128........1 ...... DECAL, DANGER
58 .... 539101468........2 ...... NUT SLTD. HEX
59 .... 539101109 ........ 2 ...... HUB
60 .... 539102067........1 ...... KEY 1/4 X .750
61 .... 539101719........1 ...... PULLEY
62 .... 539101720........1 ...... SPACER
63 .... 539101995........1 ...... KEY 1/4 X 1.125
64 .... 539101834........1 ...... PULLEY
65 .... 539106504........1 ...... HEAVY WASHER
66 .... 539990247........1 ...... WASHER 7/16 LOCK
67 .... 539100141........1 ...... HCS 7/16 X 1.500
68 .... 539990692........10 .... WASHER 5/16 FLAT
69 .... 539102036........1 ...... BELT GUIDE
........ 539103462 ........ 2 ...... BELT GUIDE
70 .... 539912222........4 ...... HOSE CLAMP
71 .... 539916325........1 ...... FUEL VALVE
72 .... 539932956........2 ...... FUEL LINE
73 .... 539102050........1 ...... MACH. BUSHING
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Hydraulic Assembly
ITEM PART NO. QTY DESCRIPTION
1 ...... 539101245 ........4 ...... 1/2” HOSE
2 ...... 539101243 ........2 ...... ELBOW 45 DEG.
3 ...... 539101239 ........2 ...... CONNECTOR STRAIGHT
4 ...... 539102229 ........1 ...... INLET TEE HOSE
5 ...... 539101242 ........4 ...... ELBOW 90 DEG.
6 ...... 539101238 ........4 ...... ELBOW 90 DEG.
7 ......539101236 ........1 ...... CONNECTOR STRAIGHT
8 ...... 539103316 ........1 ...... CONNECTOR STRAIGHT
9 ......539101248 ........1 ...... HOSE
10 .... 539102230 ........1 ...... TEE HOSE
11.....539104529 ........2 ...... PUMP
12 .... 539101165 ........1 ...... FILTER HEAD
13 .... 539102606 ........1 ...... FILTER
14 .... 539101110 ........2 ...... WHEEL MOTOR
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48” Front Deck Assembly
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48” Front Deck Assembly
ITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTIONITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 ........ 539100024 ....... 1 .......... AUX. BLADE BELT
2 ........ 539101958 ....... 1..........BLADE BELT 48
3 ........ 539104562 ....... 1 .......... 48" BELT SHIELD
4 ........ 539102070 ....... 5 .......... THREE PRONG KNOB
5 ........ 539102056 ....... 5..........3/8 SEALING WASHER
6 ........ 539990546 ....... 6 .......... HLN 3/8C
7 ........ 539990613 ....... 6 .......... HFLN 3/8C
8 ........ 539990553 ....... 4 .......... HCS 5/16CX3
9 ........ 539990585 ....... 7 .......... HFLN 5/16C
10 ....... 539102334 .......2 ..........TAPBOLT-3/8C X 4 1/2
11 ........ 539976980 ....... 3 .......... HN 5/8F
12 ....... 539102332 .......2 ..........HCS 5/8F X 8 1/2
........... 539101100 ........ 1 .......... HCS 5/8F X 9(CENTER)
13 ....... 539102243 .......3 ..........SUPPORT WASHER
14 ....... 539100340 .......3 ..........BLADE 16 1/4"
15 ....... 539976436 .......12 ........ BLADE SPACERS
16 ....... 539102245 .......3 ..........SPACER
17 ....... 539102675 .......1 ..........MACH. BUSHING
18 ....... 539102440 .......3 ..........HOUSING ASM.
19 ....... 539102236 .......2 ..........PAD
20 ....... 539102320 .......3 .......... TUBE CAP
21 ....... 539104546 .......1 ..........DEFLECTOR CHUTE
22 ....... 539990196 .......1 ..........5/16C HEX NUT
23 ....... 539976398 .......2 ..........PULLEY W/SETSCRS
24 ....... 539101995 .......3 ..........1/4SQ. KEY X 1 1/8
25 ....... 539101819 .......1 ..........DOUBLE PULLEY
26 ....... 539990209 .......14 ........HCS 5/16C X 1
27 ....... 539990184 .......21 ........HLN 5/16C
28 ....... 539990629 .......2 ..........HCS 3/8C X 2 1/4
29 ....... 539990517 .......4 ..........FW 3/8 STD
30 ....... 539101979 .......1 ..........ENGAGEMENT ARM
31 ....... 539101836 ....... 1..........SLEEVE BUSHING
32 ....... 539102031 ....... 1 ..........BLADE ROD 48"
33 ....... 539976988 ....... 2..........#2 HAIRPIN
34 ....... 539990637 ....... 1 ..........HCS 3/8C X 2 1/2
35 ....... 539990118 ........ 1.......... 3/8 LOCK WASHER
36 ....... 539100075 ....... 1..........SNUBBER
37 ....... 539102656 ....... 1..........SPACER
38 ....... 539976688 ....... 2..........IDLER PULLEY
39 ....... 539101980 ....... 1..........EYEBOLT PIVOT
40 ....... 539101981 ....... 1..........LEFT HAND EYEBOLT
41 ....... 539101983 ....... 1..........TURNBUCKLE
42 ....... 539101982 ....... 1..........RH. EYEBOLT
43 ....... 539101332 ....... 2 ..........HCS 1/2C X 2 3/4
44 ....... 539990550 ....... 3 .......... 1/2 FLAT WASHER
45 ....... 539101978 ....... 1..........ARM WLDMT
46 ....... 539101231 ....... 2..........IDLER SPINDLE
47 ....... 539101331 ....... 2..........1/2C NYLOC NUT
48 ....... 539102237 ....... 1..........AUX. IDLER ARM
49 ....... 539102337 ....... 1..........TENSION ROD
50 ....... 539976695 ....... 1..........IDLER FLANGE BUSHING
51 ....... 539990730 ....... 1 ..........HCS 3/8C X 1 3/4
52 ....... 539101175 ........6..........HCS 7/16C X 1 1/2
53 ....... 539990247 ....... 6 ..........7/16 LOCK WASHER
54 ....... 539990449 ....... 6..........7/16C HEX NUT
55 ....... 539976956 ....... 6 ..........5/16 NYLOC SETSCREW
56 ....... 539104790 ....... 1..........DECAL, HUSQVARNA
57 ....... 539105071 ....... 1 ..........DECAL, NASCAR
58 ....... 539104564 ....... 1 .......... 48" DECK W/DECALS
59 ....... 539105746 ....... 1..........DECAL, SEVERING
60 ....... 539913010 ....... 1 ..........DECAL, CPSC
63 ....... 539102335 ....... 3 ..........HCS 5/16C X 4
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Cutter Housing Assemblies
NOTE:
Before installation of cutter housings remove the “O” ring from the top of the spindle. This item must
be removed or premature failure will occur.
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Cutter Housing Assemblies
ITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 ........ 539102440 .... 1 ....... CUTTER HOUSING ASM.
............................................. (INCLUDES ITEMS 2 THRU 7)
2 ........ 539102675 .... 3 ....... MACH. BUSING 10GA.
3 ........ 539102244 .... 2 ....... MACH. BUSING 18GA.
4 ........ 539102677 .... 2 ....... BEARING
5 ........ 539102673 .... 1 ....... HOUSING
6 ........ 539102676 .... 1 ....... SPACER
7 ........ 539102674 .... 1 ....... SPINDLE
8 ........ 539976398 .... 1 ....... PULLEY
9 ........ 539101819 .... 1 ....... DOUBLE PULLEY
10 ....... 539102245 .... 1 ....... 3/8" SPACER
11 ....... 539102243 .... 1 ....... 1/4" SPACER
12 ....... 539101995 .... 1 ....... KEY 1/4 SQ. X 1 1/8"
13 ....... 539976956 .... 2 ....... 5/16 NYLOC SETSCREW
NOTE:
THIS HOUSING ASSEMBLY(ITEM 1) IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIFFERENT
PULLEYS AND SPACERS. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU USE THE RIGHT SPACERS IN
THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR THE DIFFERENT SPINDLE COMBINATIONS. (ALSO REFER TO
THE KUTTER OPERATOR'S MANUAL)
NOTE:
THIS HOUSING ASSEMBLY(ITEM 1) WILL NOT WORK IF THESE ITEMS ARE
NOT IN THEIR PROPER LOCATION OR ORIENTATION.
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Handle Assembly
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ITEM PART NO. QTY DESCRIPTION
1 ...... 539101080 ........ 1 ...... SWITCH N.C.
2 ...... 539101220 ........ 1 ...... THROTTLE CABLE
3 ...... 539102678 ........ 4 ...... TAPPED PLATE
4 ...... 539102986 ........ 1 ...... BLADE LINKAGE
5 ...... 539102992 ........ 1 ...... SWIVEL
6 ...... 539102998 ........ 1 ...... WASHER, FRICTION
7 ...... 539105821 ........ 1 ...... NEUTRAL BAIL
8 ...... 539105842 ........ 2 ...... GRIP
9 ...... 539105834 ........ 1 ...... OP LEVER, LEFT
10 .... 539105936........1 ...... HANDLE
11 ..... 539105952........1 ...... OP LEVER, RIGHT
12 .... 539105995........1 ...... DECAL, CONSOLE
13 .... 539106086........1 ...... BLADE ENGAGE LEVER
14 .... 539106089........1 ...... BLADE ENGAGE BRKT.
15 .... 539911853 ........ 1 ...... KEY SWITCH
16 .... 539912063........1 ...... WASHER, CONE
17 .... 539916459........1 ...... RET. RING
18 .... 539919098........1 ...... SWITCH
19 .... 539923408........2 ...... SWITCH N.C.
20 .... 539976526........1 ...... GRIP
21 .... 539976934........8 ...... HCS 5/16 X .750
22 .... 539976952........8 ...... SCREW #10 X .625
23 .... 539976977........2 ...... NUT #10 NYLOC
24 .... 539976979........1 ...... NUT 3/8 NYLOC
25 .... 539977250........2 ...... SPRING
26 .... 539990072........2 ...... HCS 1/4 X .625
27 .... 539990118 ........1 ...... WASHER 3/8 LOCK
28 .... 539990184........8 ...... NUT 3/8 CTR. LOCK
29 .... 539990411 ........ 2 ...... SCREW #10 X .500
30 .... 539990517........2 ...... WASHER 3/8 FLAT
31 .... 539990546........10 .... NUT 3/8 CTR. LOCK
32 .... 539990563........6 ...... HCS 3/8 X 1.00
33 .... 539990598........2 ...... WASHER 1/4 FLAT
34 .... 539990655........1 ...... HCS 3/8 X 1.500
35 .... 539990761........2 ...... NUT 1/4 CTR. LOCK
36 .... 539990870........1 ...... RET. RING
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ITEM PART NO. QTY DESCRIPTION
1 ...... 539100032 ........ 11 .... FLANGED BUSHING
2 ...... 539100147 ........ 1 ...... KNOB
3 ...... 539101224 ........ 1 ...... SPRING
4 ...... 539101940 ........ 2 ...... SWIVEL
5 ...... 539101949 ........ 2 ...... E-RING 1/2
6 ...... 539102998 ........ 2 ...... WASHER FRICTION
7 ...... 539103003 ........ 1 ...... KNOB
8 ...... 539105818 ........ 1 ...... PADDLE, LEFT
9 ...... 539105820 ........ 1 ...... NEUTRAL BAR
10 .... 539105824........1 ...... PADDLE, RIGHT
11 ..... 539105830 ........ 2 ...... CROSS BRACE
12 .... 539105877........1 ...... SHAFT
13 .... 539105880........1 ...... TAB, LEFT
14 .... 539105963........1 ...... STOP PLATE
15 .... 539106093........2 ...... DRIVE LINKAGE
16 .... 539976935........1 ...... HCS 5/16 X 1.500
17 .... 539976941........1 ...... HCS 3/8 X 1.250
18 .... 539990072........2 ...... HCS 1/4 X .625
19 .... 539990118 ........ 1 ...... WASHER 3/8 LOCK
20 .... 539990184........1 ...... NUT 5/16 CTR. LOCK
21 .... 539990365........2 ...... COTTER PIN
22 .... 539990517........1 ...... WASHER 3/8 FLAT
23 .... 539990546........5 ...... NUT 3/8 CTR. LOCK
24 .... 539990550........1 ...... WASHER 1/2 FLAT
25 .... 539990692........1 ...... WASHER 5/16 FLAT
26 .... 539990761........2 ...... NUT 1/4 CTR. LOCK
27 .... 539990870........2 ...... RET. RING
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Front Caster Assembly
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Front Caster Assembly
ITEM PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 ........ 539101874 .... 1 ....... 7/16 LYNCH PIN
2 ........ 539916561 .... 1 ....... MACH. BUSHING
3 ........ 539101873 .... 5 ....... "C"-SPACER
4 ........ 539101232 .... 2 ....... FLANGE BUSHING
5 ........ 539104555 .... 1 ....... CASTER ARM W/BUSHING
6 ........ 539976997 .... 1 ....... ZERK 1/8 NPT
7 ........ 539104554 .... 1 ....... CASTER YOKE
8 ........ 539101331 .... 1 ....... 1/2C NYLOC NUT
9 ........ 539101907 .... 1 ....... HCS 1/2C X 5 1/2
10 ....... 539101872 .... 1 ....... SPACER
11 ....... 539912234 .... 1 ....... AIR VALVE
12 ....... 539977356 .... 1 ....... NOTCHED ENDCAP
13 ....... 539923557 .... 1 ....... ENDCAP
14 ....... 539977353 .... 2 ....... ROLLER BEARING
15 ....... 539990546 .... 3 ....... HLN 3/8C
16 ....... 539104618 .... 1 ....... RIM
17 ....... 539101905 .... 1 ....... 9" TIRE
18 ....... 539104556 .... 1 ....... TIRE & WHEEL ASS.
19 ....... 539990563 .... 3 ....... HCS 3/8C X 1
20 ....... 539990517 .... 3 ....... FW 3/8 STD
21 ....... 539104559 .... 1 ....... FRONT WHEEL CASTER ASM. KIT
............................................. (INCLUDES ITEMS 1 THRU 20)
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