Beacon Kit

Model No. 02843-Serial No. and Up

Warning

CALIFORNIA

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Introduction

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Setup

Preparing the Machine

  1. Park the machine on a level surface.

  2. Lower the cutting units.

  3. Engage the parking brake.

  4. Shut off the engine and remove the key.

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Figure 1

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Installing the Kit

Parts needed for this procedure:

Disc spring2
Beacon assembly1
Clip1
Fuse (10 A)1
Hex-head screw6
Nyloc nut6
Plain washer9
Nyloc hex nut1
Beacon switch1
Beacon lens switch1
Flanged bushing1
Beacon base plate1
Beacon upstand1
Cable tie4
Bolt (M12 x 55 mm)1
Cap screw (M8 x 16 mm)1
Hex nut1
Grommet2
Wiring loom1
Adhesive clips10
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Figure 2

  1. Disc spring
  2. Beacon assembly
  3. Clip
  4. Fuse (10 A)
  5. Hex-head screw
  6. Nyloc nut
  7. Plain washer
  8. Nyloc hex nut
  9. Beacon switch
  10. Beacon lens switch
  11. Flanged bushing
  12. Beacon base plate
  13. Beacon upstand
  14. Cable tie
  15. Bolt (M12 x 55 mm)
  16. Cap screw (M8 x 16 mm)
  17. Hex nut

  1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery lead first and then disconnect the positive (+) battery lead.

  2. Align the hole template on the engine cover and drill the holes as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 6.

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    Figure 3

    1. Engine cover

  3. Raise the front platform to gain access to the control panel electrical connections.

  4. Remove a plug from behind the parking lever, and install the beacon switch into the opening (Figure 4).

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    Figure 4

    1. Beacon switch lens
    2. Beacon switch
    3. Fuse (10 A)

  5. From the existing loom, connect the orange wire terminal to the beacon switch terminal number 5 and the red/orange wire terminal to terminal number 1.

  6. Assemble the beacon loom as follows:

    1. Fit the grommet over the bullet terminals on the cable (Figure 5).

    2. Thread the cable through hole “A from the underside of the air-intake screen (Figure 5).

    3. Insert the grommet around the cable into hole “A (Figure 5).

    4. Fit the second grommet onto the cable.

    5. Thread the cable through hole “B from inside the engine cover (Figure 5).

    6. Insert the grommet into hole “B (Figure 5).

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    Figure 5

    1. Hole “A
    2. Hole “B

  7. Remove the fuse box cover and connect the fuse (10 A) next to the fuse (3 A) as shown in Figure 4.

  8. Secure the beacon wiring loom to the engine cover using the adhesive clips and evo-stick (if required), and ensure that the “P clip is fixed around the loom and to a securing screw (Figure 5).

  9. Connect the loom terminals to the beacon terminals.

  10. Locate the 2-pin sockets on the existing loom through the aperture in the rear of the chassis and connect it to the beacon loom.

    Note: You may need to remove the rear guard plate to gain access.

  11. Connect the positive (+) battery lead first and then the negative (-) battery lead.

  12. Rotate the key to the “I position, depress the beacon switch and check that the beacon light rotates and flashes correctly.

  13. Lower the front platform and secure the engine cover (Figure 3).

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Figure 6

  1. 7 to 8 mm (1/4 to 5/16 inch) diameter hole
  2. 15 to 16 mm (9/16 to 5/8 inch) diameter hole
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