Snapper 7600023, 7600024 User Manual

#7600023 & 7600024 TWIN BAG CATCHER KIT FOR

38 & 42” SNAPPER / SIMPLICITY RZT RIDING MOWERS

WARNING

DO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance, repairs, or service with engine running. Stop engine. Engage parking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug wire and secure wire away from spark plug. Engine, muffler and surrounding areas are extremely hot. Avoid serious burns; allow components to cool down before installing kit. Replace worn or damaged parts prior to operating. Use approved fuel container. DO NOT smoke near open fuel container. DO NOT fill fuel tank indoors or when engine is running. Allow engine to cool for at least ten minutes before refilling. Make sure that fuel cap is tightened securely. Wipe off any spilled fuel before starting engine.

STEP 1 (38” Units Only): Install one air lift onto the topside of each of the four blade tips, securing with three 5/16-24 x 5/8” oval head machine screws, internal tooth lock washers and hex nuts. See Figure 1. Torque hardware to 12 ft-lbs.

STEP 2: Install the baffle to the front of the mower deck: 38” Decks - Secure the baffle with one 5/16 x 3/4” hex head

cap screw, flat washer and center lock nut on one end, and the existing hardware on the other end. See Figure 2. 42” Decks - Secure the baffle with two 5/16 x 5/8” pan head machine screws and flange lock nuts. See Figure 3.

NOTE: One or more holes may have to be drilled into the deck in order to install the baffle. If so, install the baffle as fully onto the deck as possible with the existing holes, then drill the remaining holes with an 11/32” drill, using the baffle hole(s) as a template.

FIGURE 1

INSTRUCTION No. 7100642 (Rev. 2, 12/14/2006)

TP 200-5173-R2-AT-SN

SECURE AIR LIFT

TO TOP OF BLADE

FIGURE 2

INSTALL BAFFLE

TO OUTSIDE

FRONT OF DECK

WASHER

AND NUT (3)

38” DECK

USE

EXISTING

NUTS

HEX HEAD CAP

SCREW

WASHER AND

LOCK NUT

(Components removed for clarity)

MACHINE

SCREW (3)

FIGURE 3

42” DECK

MACHINE

SCREW (2)

LOCK NUT (2)

INSTALL BAFFLE TO OUTSIDE

FRONT OF DECK

NOTE: CASTER

MAY DIFFER FROM

ONE SHOWN

NOTE: Refer to the parts lists at the end of this manual for

additional assistance with component identification.

7600023 TWIN BAG CATCHER KIT FOR 38” SNAPPER / SIMPLICITY RZT RIDING MOWER 7600024 TWIN BAG CATCHER KIT FOR 42” SNAPPER / SIMPLICITY RZT RIDING MOWER

STEP 3: Remove the two innermost front carriage bolts

securing the unit footrest to the frame. Install the four ballasts against the front of the machine, securing with the supplied 5/16 x 1-3/4” carriage bolts and lock nuts in place of those removed. Tighten hardware securely. See Figure 4.

STEP 4: Install the bag adapter (38” Deck): a. Raise the discharge deflector. See Figure 5.

b. Use the existing tee nut for mounting the rear of the

adapter to the side of the deck. See Figure 6.

c. Secure the front adapter mounting strap to the slots in the anti-scalp wheel bracket. Secure the other strap to the hole in the deck flange. See Figure 7.

NOTE: Refer to Step 12 for instructions on installing the adapter mounting straps.

FIGURE 4

REMOVE EXISTING HARDWARE

CARRIAGE BOLTS

BALLASTS (4)

FIGURE 5

DEFLECTOR

RAISE

FIGURE 6

ADAPTER

PLACE HOLE

OVER TEE NUT

AND SLIDE

ADAPTER

FORWARD

FIGURE 7

SECURE SECOND

STRAP TO HOLE IN

DECK FLANGE

SECURE FRONT STRAP

TO WHEEL BRACKET

LOCK

NUT (2)

STEP 5: Install the bag adapter (42” Deck): a. Remove the wing nuts, split lock washers, flat washers,

and hex nuts that secure the deflector to the deck, and remove the deflector. See Figure 8.

b. Fit the two top holes in the adapter over the wing nut studs. Secure the adapter with the flat washers, split lock washers and wing nuts removed in Step 5a. Tighten securely. See Figure 9.

STEP 6: Install the grass catcher support: a. Remove the three noted bolts and nuts from the right rear

of the unit. See Figure 10.

b. Install the catcher support onto the unit, securing with the hardware noted in Figure 11. Tighten all hardware securely. NOTE: Be sure to reinstall any components that may have been removed when removing the hardware in Step 6a.

STEP 7: Insert the bagger channel into the grass catcher support, and secure with two 1/2 x 4-3/16” clevis pins, washers, and hair pins. See Figure 12.

FIGURE 8

REMOVE

DEFLECTOR

FIGURE 9

INSTALL

ADAPTER

INSTALL

WASHERS

AND WING

NUTS

FIGURE 11

SECURE WITH

REMOVED

HARDWARE

SECURE WITH

SUPPLIED 5/16

x 3/4” HEX

WASHER HEAD

BOLT & FLANGE

LOCK NUT

SECURE WITH

SUPPLIED 5/16

x 3/4” HEX

WASHER

HEAD BOLT

FIGURE 12

INSERT CHANNEL

INTO CATCHER

SUPPORT

CATCHER SUPPORT

(SHOWN

DETACHED

FROM UNIT)

WASHER &

HAIR PIN (2)

CLEVIS PIN (2)

REMOVE

NUTS AND

WASHERS

FIGURE 10

REMOVE

HARDWARE

STEP 8: Install the U-tube onto the top of the bagger chan-

nel, securing with three 5/16-24 x 1-5/8” curved head bolts, split lock washers, and hex nuts. See Figure 13. Tighten hardware securely.

STEP 9: Install the center tube into the center of the bagger channel, securing with two 5/16-24 x 1-5/8” curved head bolts, split lock washers, and hex nuts. Tighten hardware securely. Also insert one tube end cap into each of the three open tube ends. See Figure 14.

STEP 10: Install the cover hinge to the inside back of the cover assembly, securing with four 1/4 x 3/4” carriage bolts, flat washers, and lock nuts. Also, install the cover handle onto the screen support bar, behind the front of the cover assembly, securing with two pan head screws and lock nuts. See Figure 15.

NOTE: On some units, the cover handle has been preassembled onto the cover assembly.

STEP 11: Attach the cover assembly to the bagger channel by aligning the holes in the cover hinge with the top set of holes in the bagger channel. Insert the hinge pin through the holes, and secure with a hair pin. See Figure 16.

FIGURE 13

U-TUBE

BACK OF BAGGER

CHANNEL

CURVED HEAD

BOLT (3)

WASHER &

NUT (3)

FIGURE 14

CENTER

TUBE

CURVED HEAD

BOLT (2)

WASHER &

NUT (2)

TUBE END

CAP (3)

FIGURE 15

CARRIAGE

BOLT (4)

COVER

HANDLE

COVER

HINGE

LOCK NUT (2)

PAN HEAD SCREW (2)

FIGURE 16

BAGGER

CHANNEL

COVER

ASSEMBLY

HAIR PIN

HINGE PIN

LOCK NUT (4)

FLAT

WASHER (4)

STEP 12: Assemble the discharge tubes: a. Install one strap assembly to each of the locations

marked ‘A’ in Figure 19. Insert one #10-24 x 5/8” pan head screw, fitted with one #10 x 1/2” OD flat washer, out through the hole in the tube or adapter. Secure with one #10 x 3/4” OD flat washer, strap, and #10-24 tee nut, tightening securely. See Figure 17.

b. Install one tee nut assembly to each of the locations marked ‘B’ in Figure 19. Insert one 5/16 x 5/8” pan head screw out through the hole in the tube or adapter. Secure with one 5/16” flat washer and 5/16-18 tee nut, tightening securely. See Figure 18.

c. Install the large end of the lower tube (short, straight tube) onto the end of the adapter, and secure the strap on the tube to the tee nut on the adapter. See Figure 20. d. Intall the curved end of the upper tube into the hole in the cover assembly, making sure the discharge faces toward the left of the unit. Install the bottom of the upper tube onto the top of the lower tube, and secure the two straps on the upper tube to the two tee nuts on the lower tube. See Figure 20.

FIGURE 17

ATTACH TO ALL

‘A’ LOCATIONS

(SEE FIGURE 19)

FIGURE 18

ATTACH TO ALL

‘B’ LOCATIONS

(SEE FIGURE 19)

FIGURE 19

FIGURE 20

COVER

ASSEMBLY

INSTALL

UPPER TUBE

INTO COVER

ASSEMBLY,

THEN OVER

LOWER TUBE

DISCHARGE SHOULD

FACE TOWARD LEFT

SIDE OF UNIT

INSTALL

LOWER TUBE

OVER

ADAPTER

SECURE

STRAPS TO

‘T’ NUTS

(3 PLACES)

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