CAUTION:

Before using this product, read this manual and follow all

Safety Rules and

Operating Instructions.

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???Safety

???Assembly

???Operation

???Maintenance

???Parts

???Refer to your tractor owners manual for "Rules For Safe Operation".

Your bumper carton contains parts listed below. Identify and lay out all parts shown.

G24655 2 Bumper Extension Brackets

64623 1 Bumper Assembly

Place plug on a work bench or solid table. Set end of bumper onto plug until it rests on short step of plug. Using even pressure, push down on bumper until end of bumper slips over plug. See figure 1.

BUMPER

PUSH DOWN

WITH EVEN

PRESSURE -

WORK BENCH

OR SOLID TABL_

L

FIGURE 1

(LT & YT) LAWN TRACTORS

cool down before proceeding with bumper ,_CAUTION! Muffler is hofl Allow engine to

installation.

???Remove tractor hood.

???If your tractor has a heat shield like the one in figure 2 remove it to attach bumper, then reinstall shield.

REMOVE BOLTS

???Remove bolts from mounting holes in tractor frame. See figure 3.

???Attach extension bracket to rear mounting hole in frame using a 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolt, flat washer and lock washer. Be sure bracket is turned as shown in

figure 3. Do not tighten yet.

???Slide bumper onto extension brackets. Align slots in bumper and extension brackets and fasten to frame using two 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, flat washers and lock washers. Push bumper down for hood tilt clearance and then tighten all bolts. See figure 3.

NOTE 1: If bolts cannot be inserted into or screwed into front mounting holes in tractor frame, use self threading bolts.

NOTE 2: If bolts can be inserted freely into mounting

holes in tractor frame, they must be secured with lock washers and hex nuts on inside of tractor frame.

HEXBOLT

FLAT WASHER

BRACKET ON

SOME MODELS

FIGURE 3

(GT) GARDEN TRACTORS

CAUTION! Muffler is hofl Allow engine to

cool down before proceeding with bumper installation.

Remove tractor hood.

Unscrew bolts from mounting holes in tractor frame. If bolts are secured by hex nuts that you cannot reach, remove heat shield. For access to hex nuts, slide muffler down exhaust tubes to rest on top of browning shield. Replace muffler and heat shield after assembling bumper. See figure 4.

, REMOVE BOLTS

IFFLER HEAT SHIELD

EXHAUSTT_BES

MUFFLER"

/

rHESE BOLTS

BROWNING SHIELD

FIGURE 4

Fasten bumper to frame using four 3/8" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, lock washers and flat washers. Do not tighten yet. See figure 5.

Push bumper down for maximum clearance, then tilt hood forward. If hood remains stable when tilted

forward, tighten the hex nuts that fasten the bumper to the frame. See figure 5.

NOTE 1: If bolts cannot be inserted into or screwed into front mounting holes in tractor frame, use self threading bolts.

NOTE 2: If bolts can be inserted freely into mounting

holes in tractor frame, they must be secured with lock washers and hex nuts on inside of tractor frame.

(SEE NOTE 1)