Troy-Bilt 13A-344-563 - Manual (Page 9)

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WARNING: Do not operate the mower if any
one of the grass catcher, discharge chute or
mulching plug is not firmly installed on the
mower.
• Pivot the hood assembly up and lower the cutting
height adjustment lever to the lowest position.
• Remove the two wing nuts (A and B in Figure 4 )
from two ends of the grasscatcher chute.
• Loosen the wing nut (D in Figure 4 ) in front at the
middle of the chute. Do not remove. All three wing
nuts hold the chute to the deck frame.
• Slide the grasscatcher chute to the right and out of
the deck frame. Slide the side-discharge chute in
and place it on the deck so that the three wing nut
positions align with those on the deck.
• Reinsert wing nuts A and B. Tighten to secure.
Tighten the wing nut D.
Attaching Mulch Plug
While operating your rider mower, you have three
options: (i) to collect grass clippings in the grass
catcher, (ii) to discharge grass clippings on the side, or
(iii) to mulch grass and recirculate clippings back to the
lawn. For the third option, attach the mulching plug to
the side-discharge chute and then to the deck.
• Put two hex bolts through the mulching plug at the
respective openings. See Figure 5 .
• Place speed nuts over the hex bolts.
• Insert the plug into the side-discharge chute
aligning the two slots on two sides of the side-
discharge chute with those on the mulching plug.
• To attach the mulching plug now to the unit, follow
instructions on previous page to attach side-
discharge chute to the deck.
• Place wing nut on each of the hex bolts and thread
a few turns. See Figure 5 . Check that the mulch
plug is aligned correctly within the discharge
chute.Tighten both wing nuts
Attaching Bumper (Optional)
• Remove bumper from the grass catcher.
• Loosen and remove the two hex bolts and lock nuts
from the front rail on the rider mower. See Figure 6 .
Figure 5
• Align the two holes on the bumper tube with the
corresponding holes on the rider frame (from where
you removed the hardware). See Figure 6.
• Re-insert the two hex bolts through the bumper and
the rider frame and secure with the two lock nuts.
See Figure 6 .
Figure 6
Attaching Hitch Plate (Optional)
The hitch plate, if equipped, can be located with the
loose parts. See Figure 1 .
• Remove the hex nuts, lock washers and the hex
bolt “B” from the rear frame. Do not remove the
hex bolt “A” and speed nut.
Figure 7
• Position the hitch plate so that the two smaller
holes will fit over the hex bolts with the emboss rib
on top of plate.
• Place the hitch plate over the hex bolt “A”.
• Pivot hitch plate, align the hole on the hitch plate
with the right hand hole on rear frame and insert
hex bolt “B”. See Figure 7 .
• Secure the hitch plate with the lock washers and
hex nuts previously removed. Tighten both hex nuts
securely.
Grass Catcher
Chute
Side-
Discharge
Chute
Wing
Nut A
Wing
Nut D
Wing
Nut B
Figure 4
Side Discharge Chute
Mulching
A
B
Wing Nut
Speed
Nut
Plug Longer Hex Bolt
Lock
Nut
Bumper
Hex Bolt
Rider Frame
Rail
Hitch Plate
Hex Bolt “B”
Lock
Washer
Hex Nut
Rear Frame
Speed Nut
Emboss Rib
Hex Bolt “A”