Snapper Simplicity RZT Riding Mowers User Manual
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#7600029 TRIPLE BAG CATCHER KIT FOR
44 & 50” 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.
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STEP 1: Remove the two innermost front carriage bolts
securing the unit footrest to the frame. Install the seven
ballasts against the front of the machine, securing with the
supplied 5/16 x 2-1/2” carriage bolts and lock nuts in place
of those removed. Tighten hardware securely. See Figure 1.
STEP 2: Install the baffles to the inside front of the mower
deck:
NOTE: Prior to installation, remove any existing baffle(s)
that may be installed to the inside front of the deck.
a. Measure the baffles to determine which are needed. See
Figure 2.
b. Secure the left baffle to the inside front of the deck with
four 5/16 x 5/8” carriage bolts and flange nuts. See Figure 3.
c. Secure the right baffle to the inside front and bottom of the
deck with three 5/16 x 5/8” carriage bolts and flange nuts.
See Figure 3. Be sure to tighten all hardware securely.
STEP 3: Raise the discharge deflector. See Figure 4.
FIGURE 2
INSTRUCTION No. 7101095 (I.R. 9/19/2006)
TP 200-5231-IR-AT-SN
FIGURE 3
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RIGHT BAFFLE
(Components removed for clarity)
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 1
REMOVE EXISTING HARDWARE
CARRIAGE BOLTS
BALLASTS (7)
LOCK
NUT (2)
LEFT BAFFLE
RAISE
DEFLECTOR
STEP 4: Install the bag adapter deck mounting hardware:
a. Install the 1/4 x 2-1/2” hex bolt, fitted with one 1/4-20
flange nut threaded all the way up to the end of the thread,
into the noted hole in the rear of the deck. See Figure 5.
Secure with a second flange nut, tightening securely.
b. Attach the rod mount plate to the right front of the deck
with two 5/16 x 3/4” hex bolts and center lock nuts,
tightening securely. See Figure 5.
50” DECKS ONLY: Before attaching the rod mount plate to
the deck, remove all the gage wheels from the deck. Install
the rod mount plate, then replace the existing gage wheels
with the supplied gage wheels and hardware. See
Figure 5a. (NOTE: Some decks have two wheels; others
have four.)
STEP 5: Assemble the bag adapter:
a. Insert one 5/16 x 3/4” hex bolt, fitted with one 5/16 flat
washer, up through the front hole in the adapter, and one
5/16 x 1-1/2” hex flange bolt up through the rear hole. See
Figure 6.
b. Install the mount rod onto the bolt threads, securing with
two 5/16-18 flange nuts, tightening securely. See Figure 6.
c. Install the rear of the strap onto the thread of the rear bolt,
and secure the strap with a 5/16-18 hex center lock nut.
See Figure 6. NOTE: Do not overtighten the lock nut.
STEP 6: Install the bag adapter to the deck by inserting the
mount rod on the adapter into the rod mount plate on the
deck. Then attach the strap on the adapter to the shank of
the hex bolt on the deck installed in Step 4a. See Figure 7.
STEP 7: Install the grass catcher support:
a. Remove the three noted bolts and nuts from the right rear
of the unit. See Figure 8.
FIGURE 6
MOUNT
ROD
5/16 X 3/4”
BOLT
ADAPTER
LOCK NUT
FIGURE 5
ROD MOUNT
PLATE
HEX BOLT
2
5/16 X 1-1/2”
BOLT
FLANGE
NUTS
STRAP
FIGURE 7
ATTA CH
STRAP TO
HEX BOLT
INSERT ROD
MOUNT INTO
ROD MOUNT
PLATE
FIGURE 8
REMOVE
HARDWARE
(Discharge deflector removed for clarity)
(Discharge deflector removed for clarity)
FLANGE NUT
(FLANGE DOWN)
FLANGE NUT
(FLANGE UP)
FLAT
WASHER
USE THIS
HOLE FOR
44” DECKS
USE THIS
HOLE FOR
50” DECKS
FIGURE 5a
REPLACE EXISTING GAGE
WHEELS WITH SUPPLIED
WHEELS AND HARDWARE
(50” DECKS ONLY)
b. Install the catcher support onto the unit, securing with the
hardware noted in Figure 9. Tighten all hardware securely.
NOTE: Be sure to reinstall any components that may have
been removed when removing the hardware in Step 7a.
STEP 8: 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 10.
STEP 9: Install the catcher frame into the top of the bagger
channel, securing with two 5/16 x 2-1/4” hex bolts in the
inner two holes, and two 5/16 x 2” hex bolts in the outer two
holes. See Figure 11. Secure the bolts with four hex center
lock nuts, tightening securely. Also, Insert one square end
cap into each end of the square tube, and one round end
cap into each end of the four round tubes. See Figure 11.
STEP 10: 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 12.
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 13.
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FIGURE 10
INSERT CHANNEL
INTO CATCHER
SUPPORT
CATCHER
SUPPORT
(SHOWN
DETACHED
FROM UNIT)
WASHER &
HAIR PIN (2)
CLEVIS PIN (2)
FIGURE 11
BAGGER
CHANNEL
LOCK
NUT (4)
ROUND
END
CAP (8)
FIGURE 12
COVER
HANDLE
LOCK NUT (2)
PAN HEAD
SCREW (2)
2” BOLT (2)
2-1/4” BOLT (2)
FIGURE 9
SECURE WITH
REMOVED
HARDWARE
SECURE WITH
SUPPLIED 5/16
x 3/4” HEX
WASHER HEAD
BOLT &
FLANGE NUT
SECURE WITH
SUPPLIED 5/16
x 3/4” HEX
WASHER
HEAD BOLT
SQUARE
END CAP (2)
FIGURE 13
BAGGER
CHANNEL
COVER
ASSEMBLY
HAIR PIN
HINGE PIN
STEP 12: Assemble the discharge tubes:
a. Install one strap assembly to each of the locations
marked ‘A’ in Figure 16. 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 14.
b. Install one tee nut assembly to each of the locations
marked ‘B’ in Figure 16. 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 15.
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 17.
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 17.
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FIGURE 14
ATTACH TO ALL
‘A’ LOCATIONS
(SEE FIGURE 19)
FIGURE 15
ATTACH TO ALL
‘B’ LOCATIONS
(SEE FIGURE 19)
FIGURE 16
FIGURE 17
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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