Simplicity 1692150 - Manual

2 Safety Rules& Information Read these safety rules and follow them closely. Failure to obey these rules could result in loss of control ofunit, severe personal injury or death to you, or bystanders, or damage to property or equipment. The trian-gle in text signifies important cautions or warnin...

3 BEFORE OPERATION Clear the lawn of all sticks, stones, wire and other debriswhich may be caught or thrown by the mower blades. Check grass condition. If wet, wait until later in the day.If grass is wet, the grass catcher is likely to becomeplugged. For efficient bagging, air circulation under them...

4 Operation &Storage BEFORE OPERATION Clear the lawn of all sticks, stones, wire and other debris,which may be caught or thrown by the mower blades. Clean the tube with mild detergent (other products maydamage tube). Inspection windows can be removed to becleaned. Make sure windows are securely ...

5 Normal Installation & Removal INSTALLATION & REMOVAL NOTE: For first-time installation, refer to Initial Setup &Installation. NOTE: If mower deck is equipped with Mulching Kit, themulching baffles must be removed for grass collection.Make sure the high-lift blades (34') or high-lift ta...

6 Normal Installation & Removal 3. Open grass bag cover and install grass bag frames (A, figure 3) to support brackets (B). 4. On 30" mower, lift the deflector (C) up and install the adapter (A, figure 4) to mower deck by hookingbracket over the rear carriage bolt and securing withjam nut (D...

7 Troubleshooting The following table provides troubleshooting instructionsfor the more common and easily corrected problems. Forproblems not covered in the table, see your dealer. WARNING To avoid serious Injury, perform maintenance onthe grass catcher only after stopping the engineand waiting for ...

8 Initial Setup & Assembly 30” MODELS - BLADE AND ADAPTER ASSEMBLY Blade Assembly - 30” Mower 1. Remove the mower deck to access the blade or using an overhead hoist, elevate the front of the unitto access the mower blade. 2. Mount the lifts (B, Figure 6) to the discharge side of the blade as sh...

9 Initial Setup - 30” Models 3. Install 5/16-18 x 2-1/4 carriage bolt (A, figure 8) through front hole in mower deck along with cup (B),whiz flange nut (C), wing nut (D) and center lock nut(E). Nut (C) must be seated inside cup and centerlock nut (E) should be flush with end of carriage bolt. Figure...

10 Initial Setup - 34” Models 34" MODELS - BAFFLE, BLADE, & ADAPTERASSEMBLY Install Baffle 1. Remove mower deck from rider. Position mower deck upright and support in this position. 2. Position baffle with notched end towards discharge side opening, Install all hardware as shown in figure10....

11 Initial Setup - 34” Models Install Blades - Early Models with Splined Arbor 1. Remove existing discharge-side blade but retain hardware. Remove the retaining band (E, figure 11 b)from the arbor shaft and remove the existing splinedadapter (3-3/8" O.D. F, figure 11b). This adapter canbe discar...

12 Initial Setup - All Models FRAME & BAGGER SUPPORTASSEMBLY - ALL MODELS Note: Units with 0510 transmissions use anchors (A, fig-ure 13) with a notch, all other units use anchor with nonotch. See Inset Figure 13. 1. Assemble the two anchors (A, figure 13) to the trans- mission housing using the...

Installation Instructions Baffle Kit Part No. 1686783 INSTALLATION 1. Remove the hardware (D) securing the plastic elbow (C) to the metal support plate (B). 2. Insert the baffle (A) in between the support plate (B) and elbow (C). 3. Reinstall the hardware (D). For Coronet / 400 / 2400 Series Riders ...

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS EXHAUST SHIELD KIT MFG. NO. 1666610 Raise the seat deck to expose the right-hand topduct. 2. See figure 1. Cut out the template below and place it on the duct with the edges aligned. Tape the template in place and drill out the holes as indicat- ed using a drill bit. Figure...

18 Torque Specification Chart FOR STANDARD MACHINE HARDWARE (Tolerance ± 20%) HardwareGrade SAE Grade 2 SAE Grade 5 SAE Grade 8 Size Of in/lbs in/lbs in/lbs Hardware ft/lbs Nm. ft/lbs Nm. ft/lbs Nm. 8-32 19 2.1 30 3.4 41 4.6 8-36 20 2.3 31 3.5 43 4.9 10-24 27 3.1 43 4.9 60 6.8 10-32 31 3.5 49 5.5 68...