Exmark FR524 - Manual (Page 13)

Setup
WARNING
Operating mower without fold lock levers
securely latched can result in the mower
deck folding up unexpectedly and can cause
serious injury.
Always operate mower with the fold lock
levers securely latched.
12. Connect the drive shaft by pushing back the
spring loaded collar. Align and couple the drive
shaft to the splined drive shaft and release the
collar (Figure 8).
Figure 8
Viewed from below the machine
1. Push spring loaded collar towards deck
Deck Removal
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Disconnect the drive shaft by pulling back on the
spring loaded collar and pulling away from the
splined shaft (see Figure 8). Lay the drive shaft
on the ground.
3. Insert key and turn to the “run” position. Do
Not start the engine.
4. Extend the cylinder until the fold lock latches
are unloaded, and then rotate them toward the
tractor.
5. Retract the cylinder and partially fold the deck
just to the point where the weight transfer chains
go slack.
6. Pull out the hairpins and chain pins from the
clevis bracket. Place the pin and cotter hairpin on
the chain and set aside.
7. Lower the deck by extending the cylinder until the
deck folds down. The caster tires should touch
the ground.
8. The float link brackets will start to rotate forward
and at this point, the cylinder can be detached at
the rod end by pulling the pin out of the bracket.
Lift the cylinder out of the way and position the
rod end so that it rests on the buckle of the height
indicator bracket.
9. Remove the hitch latch pins from the hitch
brackets. Raise the hitch latch above the hole and
insert pin. The top of the hitch latch should rest
under the pin (see Figure 9).
Figure 9
1. Floor pan locked in
upright position 3. Hitch latches in “up”
position
2. Hitch latch pins
10. Stand in front of the deck and pull the unit away
from the tractor or back the tractor away from
the deck.
Important: Do Not transport FrontRunner
tractor without an approved Exmark front mount
attachment.
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