Exmark 4500-370 - Manual (Page 9)

Setup
Setup
WARNING
Operating a Navigator tractor without an
approved Exmark front mount attachment
increases the possibility of operator
entanglement in drive wheels or forward tip
over. Entanglement or tip-over could cause
serious injury or death.
When operating a Navigator tractor
without an approved Exmark front mount
attachment, observe the following:
• Keep feet and clothing away from tires.
• Limit operation to minimum required to
install a different front mount attachment.
• Minimize speed and use extreme caution.
• Only operate on a flat level surface.
• Do Not operate up or down a trailer ramp.
• Avoid sudden acceleration or deceleration.
Assemble Deck to Navigator
Important: Do Not transport Navigator tractor
without and approved Exmark front mount
attachment.
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Roll the mower deck up to the Navigator tractor
with the discharge tube down, making sure the
deck springs are located above the drive wheel
and below the console on each side.
3. Raise seat and install drive shaft onto jackshaft
(see Figure 3)
Figure 3
1. Jackshaft 2. Drive shaft
4. Align deck push arm tubes to tractor push arms
and push deck rearward. Secure push arms with
lynch pins on left and right sides of the unit (see
Figure 4).
Figure 4
1. Slide the push arm into the deck push arm tube
2. Secure the push pin arm with lynch pin
5. Align upper portion of the PTO rubber guard to
the tabs on the front of the console and secure
with a clevis pin and hairpin on each side (see
Figure 5).
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