Dixon 114873 - DCG3 - Manual (Page 12)

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ASSEMBLY
Blower/Drive Kit
1. Open the blower/drive kit box and remove
all of the components.
2. Place the deck in the lowest cutting
height.
3. Remove the right side belt shield from the
deck.
4. Remove the deck belt from the right side
pulley.
5. Remove the deck pulley and spindle, but
keep the hardware at hand for re-installation.
6. Install new spindle. Use existing deck pulley
and key. Add new pulley, with raised portion
of pulley hub on the bottom. Secure with
existing hardware and tighten to 70 - 80 ft./
lbs.
7. Attach blower housing assembly to mower
deck. First, insert the stud at rear of blower
housing into tube at rear of deck discharge
opening. See Figure 7.
Rotate blower housing around toward the
front. The eyelbolt at front of blower housing
will nest into slot in deck bracket. Tighten
with knob on eyeblot. See Figure 7.
8. Install blower drive belt so that blower
rotation is clockwise when viewed from the
operator’s position. Belt will be easiest to
install if it goes on the flat idler pulley last.
Pull lever in Figure 8 to assist in routing belt
around flat idler. After belt is installed, make
certain the bolts are tight on the bracket
supporting the rear “V” idler pulley. Refer to
Figure 8.
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8