Electric Deck Lift Kit

1. Park the machine on a level surface.

2. Disengage the blade-control switch.

3. Move the motion-control levers outward to the NEUTRAL-LOCK position.

4. Engage the parking brake.

5. Shut off the engine and remove the key.

6. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

7. Push the deck-lift pedal fully forward to lock the mower deck in the TRANSPORT position (Figure 1).

   

   Figure 1

   1. LOCK position—the mower deck locks into the transport position.
   2. UNLOCK position—the mower deck does not lock into the transport position.
   3. Push on the deck-lift pedal using your foot to raise the mower deck.

8. Support the mower deck using 4x4 blocks of wood.

9. Remove the height-of-cut pin from the height-of-cut bracket (Figure 2).

   

   Figure 2

   1. Height-of-cut pin
   2. Height-of-cut bracket

1. Remove the fuel-tank cap from the left side pod (Figure 3).

   Retain the fuel-tank cap for later installation.

   

   Figure 3

2. Remove the 4 shoulder screws securing the left side pod and remove the left side pod (Figure 4).

   Retain the left side pod and 4 shoulder screws for later installation.

   

   Figure 4

   1. Shoulder screw
   2. Left side pod

3. Install the fuel-tank cap (Figure 3).

Remove the 2 flange-head bolts (3/8 x 1 inch) securing the existing left motion-control lever and remove the left motion-control lever (Figure 5).

Retain the 2 flange-head bolts (3/8 x 1 inch) for later installation.

Figure 5

1. Remove the spring bolt securing the front of the deck-lift spring (Figure 6).

2. Remove the shoulder bolt and locknut (1/2 inch) securing the rear of the deck-lift spring (Figure 6).

3. Remove the deck-lift spring (Figure 6).

   

   Figure 6

   1. Spring bolt
   2. Deck-lift spring
   3. Locknut (1/2 inch)
   4. Shoulder bolt

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Secure the new left motion-control lever using the previously removed 2 flange-head bolts (3/8 x 1 inch) as shown in Figure 7.

   

   Figure 7

2. Route the wire harness on the motion-control lever through the hole in the left cover plate (Figure 8).

3. Secure the wire harness to the notch in the left motion-control plate (Figure 8).

   

   Figure 8

   1. Route the harness through the opening in the left cover plate here.
   2. Secure the wire harness to the notch here.

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Install the drilling template onto the frame tube. Ensure the template is flush to the spring bracket.

   Warning

   Using a drill without proper eye protection may allow debris to enter the eye, causing injury.

   When drilling, always wear eye protection.

   

   Figure 9

2. Drill holes into the frame using a Letter X drill bit.

   Important: Do not drill completely through one side. Drill from one side and then finish drilling from the other side.

3. Remove the drilling template from the frame tube.

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Install the bracket with 3 button-head cap screws and 2 locknuts.

   

   Figure 10

2. Install the actuator pivot pin.

   

   Figure 11

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Install the front push-mount fastener into the parking-brake lever bracket (Figure 12).

   Note: The rear push-mount fastener is already installed.

   

   Figure 12

   1. Push-mount fastener
   2. Parking-brake lever bracket

2. Route the wire harness (Figure 13) along the left side of the frame, through the push-mount fastener you installed in step 1.

   

   Figure 13

3. Install the second push-mount fastener into the rear fuel-tank bracket (Figure 14).

   

   Figure 14

   1. Push-mount fastener

4. Secure the wire harness near the relays using the taptite screw (Figure 15).

   

   Figure 15

5. Install the 2 relays (Figure 16).

   

   Figure 16

1. Remove the fuel-tank cap (Figure 3).

2. Secure the left side pod using the previously removed 4 shoulder screws (Figure 4).

3. Install the fuel-tank cap (Figure 3).

1. Connect the kit wire harness to the machine wire harness connector labeled .

2. Connect the kit wire harness connector to the new left motion-control lever connector (Figure 17).

   

   Figure 17

   1. Kit wire harness connector
   2. New left motion-control lever connector

3. Connect the kit wire harness to the actuator.

4. Pull the boot cover off the positive battery terminal.

5. Remove the nut from the positive battery terminal and install the kit wire harness positive terminal ring onto the bolt (Figure 18).

6. Secure the positive terminal ring using the previously removed nut (Figure 18).

7. Install the boot cover over the positive battery terminal.

8. Remove the nut from the negative battery terminal and install the kit wire harness negative terminal ring onto the bolt (Figure 18).

9. Secure the negative terminal ring using the previously removed nut (Figure 18).

   

   Figure 18

   1. Positive terminal bolt
   2. Negative terminal bolt
   3. Negative terminal nut
   4. Kit wire harness negative terminal ring
   5. Positive terminal nut
   6. Kit wire harness positive terminal ring

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Plug the actuator wire harness into the deck lift wire harness.

   

   Figure 19

   1. Actuator wire harness
   2. Electric deck lift wire harness

2. Install the actuator.

   Note: If the actuator does not line up with the pin, power up the actuator and extend or retract as needed.

   

   Figure 20

3. Secure the actuator to the rear deck-lift arm using the pin clip.

   

   Figure 21

4. Rotate the actuator upward and align the actuator with the hole in the outer actuator bracket.

   If the holes do not align, turn the machine on, and carefully press the deck-lift switch on the motion-control lever up or down until the holes align.

1. Push the deck-lift switch upward until you hear a ratcheting sound or clicking sound from the actuator.

2. Turn off the machine.

3. Remove the bolt, washer, and transport lock (Figure 22).

   

   Figure 22

   1. Bolt
   2. Washer
   3. Transport lock

Refer to the Adjusting the Side-to-Side Leveling and the Blade Slope procedure in the Operator's Manual.

1. Push up on the deck-lift switch until the deck is completely raised.

2. Insert the height-of-cut pin into the 140 mm (5-1/2 inches) height-of-cut position of the bracket.

   

   Figure 23

3. Push down on the deck-lift switch until the height-of-cut linage slightly contacts the height-of-cut pin.

   Important: Transporting the machine without the deck resting on the height-of-cut pin will cause unnecessary damage to the deck lift actuator.

1. Push up on the deck-lift switch.

   

   Figure 24

   1. Push up to raise the deck.
   2. Push down to lower the deck.

2. Select a hole in the height-of-cut bracket corresponding to the height of cut desired, and insert the pin.

3. Push down on the deck-lift switch until the height-of-cut linkage slightly contacts the height-of-cut pin.

   Note: Too much contact between the height-of-cut linkage and height-of-cut pin can negatively affect the mower deck height of cut and leveling.

   

   Figure 25

   1. Height-of-cut pin
   2. Height-of-cut linkage
   3. Height-of-cut bracket