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Rear Baffle Kit
for 48 OFZ Deck
FORM NO. 3323-108
Part No. 100–2438
Loose
Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly.
DESCRIPTION QTY. USE
Righthand Baf
Lefthand Baf
Screw
Flat W
Retainer Nut
Lock Nut
Pre–Installation
Parts
fle
asher
fle
1
1
6
4
2
4
Connect Baf
Install Baf
3. Thoroughly clean mower deck. All debris must
be removed to ensure baffle will fit properly
against mower deck.
fles
fles
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Blade is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with sharp blade can cause serious
personal injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the
blade with a rag.
1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the
parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
“OFF” to stop the engine. Remove the key.
2. Tilt up deck and lock into vertical position.
Refer to Tilting the Mower on page 4.
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4. Repair all bent or damaged areas of mower deck
and replace any missing parts.
Removing
1. Remove hardware for exiting baffles and then
remove baffles.
oro Company – 1999
Existing Baffles
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Installation Instructions
Installing
Retainer Nuts
Install retainer nuts into two existing holes if none
exist.
1. Remove all baffles that are bolted under deck.
2. On the top surface of the deck, install one
retaining leg into the the square opening of the
deck (Fig. 1).
3. Push a screw driver into the other leg and insert
retaining nut into square hole (Fig. 1).
1
Figure 1
1. Retainer
Connecting
Nut
Baffles
1. Slide the left and right baffles together and hook
together.
Installing
Baffles
Note: There are two holes that already exist
for installing the baffle. (Fig. 3).
6
2
7
2
5
1. Baffles
2. Bolt
3.
(Assembled)
Retainer nuts installed in
existing holes
2
3
3
1
Figure 3
4
4. Deck
5. Washer
6.
Lock Nut
7.
Holes to drill
5
2
1. Place baffles in the cutting chamber (Fig. 3).
6
7
1. Baffles
2
1
hooked together
Figure 2
Note: When installing bolts, the bolt heads
need to be on the inside of cutting
deck.
2. Install a bolt with washer into baffle and two
existing holes containing retainer nuts (Fig. 3).
3. To determine where you need to drill holes,
arrange the baffle in the mower as shown in
Figure 4. Rotate the blade to ensure that the
clearance between the tip of the blade and the
baffle is correct.
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Installation Instructions
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POTENTIAL HAZARD
• A blade that is bent or damaged could
2
3
break apart and pieces could be thrown at
bystanders or at you as you use the mower.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Pieces of blade that may be thrown could
seriously injure or kill you or bystanders.
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Figure 4
1. Blade
Shown)
2. Baffle
(Right–hand
3. 1/4
4. 3/8
Clearance
Clearance
4. Mark the location of the two holes on the top of
deck and the two holes on the side.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the clearance
between blade tip and baffle is correct. Refer
to Figure 4.
5. Drill four 9/32” holes at the marked locations in
the mower.
6. Install and tighten all mounting hardware
securely (Fig. 3).
7. Rotate all the blades to ensure that there is at
least 1/4
and 3/8 clearance between the blades
and baffles (Fig. 4).
HOW TO AV
•
4
Always r
OID THE HAZARD
eplace bent or damaged blade with
a new blade.
• Never file or create sharp notches in the
edges or surfaces of blade.
8. Make sure all unused holes in deck are plugged
with a nut and bolt for safety.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Open holes in the mower expose you and
others to thrown debris.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Debris thrown out of holes in the mower
can cause injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Never operate mower without hardware
mounted in all holes in mower.
• Install hardware in mounting holes when
mulching baffle is removed.
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Installation Instructions
Tilting
the Mower
The mower can be tilted up for ease of service.
To Raise Mower
1. Turn engine off, set the parking brake and check
that PTO cover is down against deck.
2. Lift on the mower carrier frame to release weight
on latch pin and pull out on latch pin to release
(Fig. 5). Repeat on the other side. Lower rear of
mower onto anti-scalp rollers.
3. Return the pins to the spring loaded (down)
position.
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1
1. Mower
1
m–3375
Figure 6
up
3
1. Parking
2. PTO cover
brake
2
Figure 5
3.
Latch pin
4. Notch–open
4. Standing in front of the mower, lift up and push
rearward on front to raise mower (Fig. 6).
5. Raise mower until it contacts stops and latch
pins snap into locked position.
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