Agri-Fab LBD48D User manual

PRINTED IN U.S.A. FORM NO. 42363 (10/13/11)
• Safety
• Assembly
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Parts
Model No.
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LBD48D
OWNER'S MANUAL
MANUAL DE USUARIO
NOTICE D’UTILISATION
CAUTION:
ReadRulesfor
SafeOperation
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48" SNOW BLADE
CUCHILLA QUITANIEVE DE 48" (122 CM)
LAME CHASSE-NEIGE DE 48 PO. (122 CM)
• Seguridad
• Armado
• Operación
• Mantenimiento
• Piezas • Sécurité
• Assemblage
• Utilisation
• Entretien
• PiècesdeRechange

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTS .................................. 13
STORAGE .................................................................... 13
TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................. 13
REPAIRPARTSILLUSTRATION................................. 30
REPAIRPARTSLIST.................................................... 31
PARTSORDERING/SERVICE .................. BACKCOVER
Lookforthissymboltopointoutimportantsafetyprecautions.Itmeans—Attention!! Become
alert!! Your safety is involved.
RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
SAFETYRULES............................................................. 2
CARTONCONTENTS.................................................... 2
FULLSIZEHARDWARECHART................................... 3
ASSEMBLY..................................................................... 4
OPERATION..................................................................11
MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 12
1. Readthetractorandsnowbladeowner'smanualsand
knowhowtooperateyourtractorbeforeusingtractor
withsnowbladeattachment.
2. Neveroperatetractorandsnowbladewithoutwearing
properclothingsuitedtoweatherconditionsandoperation
ofcontrols.
3. Neverallowchildrentooperatetractorandsnowblade,
and do not allow adults to operate without proper
instructions.
4. Alwaysbeginwithtransmissioninrst(low)gearand
graduallyincreasespeedasrequired.
Anypowerequipmentcancauseinjuryifoperatedimproperlyoriftheuserdoesnotunderstandhowtooperatetheequipment.
Exercisecautionatalltimes,whenusingpowerequipment.
CARTON CONTENTS
REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION
1 1 LongHangerBracket
 2 1 ShortHangerBracket
 3 1 RearMountingBracket
 4 1 PivotSupportBracket
 5 1 ThrustChannel 
 6 1 ChannelAssembly
 7 1 BladeAssembly
 8 1 BladePivotRod
 9 1 LiftHandleTube
10 1 LiftHandleRod
 11 2 RearSupportChannel
 12 1 Cable
 13 1 RearLocatingBracket
 14 1 GripAssembly
 15 1 BladeAdjustSpring
 16 2 AngleLockBars
 17 2 FrameBracket
 18 1 BladePivotShaft
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16
14 17
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SHOWN FULL SIZE
REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION
A 1 HexBolt,1/4-20x3-1/4"LG.
 B 1 HexBolt1/4-20x1-1/4"
 C 4 HexBolt,5/16-18x1"
 D 1 HexBolt,5/16-18x1-1/2"
 E 4 CarriageBolt3/8-16x1-1/4"
 F 18 CarriageBolt,3/8-16x1"
 G 3 NylonLockNut,1/4-20Thread
 H 5 NylonLockNut,5/16-18Thread
 I 22 NylonLockNut,3/8-16Thread
 J 2 HexJamNut,5/16-24Thread
 K 1 ClevisPin,5/8"x1-3/4"
 L 2 ClevisPin,1/2"x1"
 M 3 HairpinCotter,Large
 N 4 HairpinCotter,Small
O 2 CotterPin1/8"x1-1/4"
 P 2 Palnut,3/8"
 Q 2 HexBolt,3/8-16x1"
 R 2 Lockwasher,3/8"
 S 3 Washer1/2"
 T 1 Spacer,9/16"ODx5/8"LG.
 U 2 Spacer,9/16"ODx1"LG.
 V 2 CableEndFitting
 W 1 CableMountBracket
 X 1 AngleLockSpring
 Y 2 NylonTie
 Z 1 SpringMountRod
 AA 1 ChannelPivotPin
HARDWARE PACKAGE
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J
H
G
A B
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Q
M
N
O
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C
F
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(1) Pliers
(1) Hammer
(1) AdjustableWrench(orsocketset)
(1) 9/16"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
(2) 7/16"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
(2) 1/2"OpenEndorBoxEndWrench
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
• Removetheloosepartsandthehardwarepackagesfrom
thecarton.Layoutallpartsandhardwareandidentify
usingtheillustrationsonpages2and3.
IMPORTANT: Youwillnotneedallofthepartssuppliedwith
yourblade.Disposeofunusedpartsafteryouhavenished
assemblingtheblade.
NOTE: Righthand(R.H.)andlefthand(L.H.)aredetermined
fromtheoperatorspositionwhileseatedonthetractor.
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CAUTION: Do notbeginassemblinguntil
thetractorengine,mufflerandexhaust
deectorhavebeenallowedtocooloff.
TRACTOR PREPARATION
• Allowengine,mufflerandexhaustdeectortocoolbefore
beginning.
•Refertotractorowner'smanualtoremovemowerdeck
oranyotherattachmentyoumayhavemountedtoyour
tractor.Markallloosepartsandsavetoreuse.
• Youmayneedtoremovethebrowningshieldfromthe
frontofsometractormodelsforbetteraccess.
USE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN STEP 1 IFYOUR
TRACTOR HAS A SINGLE FRONT BRACKET
FOR ATTACHING THE MOWER DECK
STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1)
Refertopage6forexamplesofhowtoattachtheFrame
Bracketstosomeothertractormodels.
• Holdtheframebracketsothatthetwoholesareat
thebottomandplaceitagainstthesideofthetractor
frameinfrontofthefrontaxle.Aligntwoupperholes
inthebracketwithtwoholesinthetractorframe.Turn
thebracketoverifnecessary.Attachthebracketusing
theappropriatehardware.
FIGURE 1B
FIGURE 1A
3/8" x 1" HEX BOLT (Q)
FRAME BRACKET
3/8" NYLOCK
NUT (I)
3/8" x 1"
CARRIAGE BOLT (F)
3/8" LOCK WASHER (R)
SEARS 917 SERIES TRACTOR FRAME
JOHN DEERE LT TRACTOR FRAME
FRAME
BRACKETS
5/16" x 1"
HEX BOLTS (C)
5/16" NYLOCK
NUTS (H)
ASSEMBLY
SKIP TO STEP 2 IFYOUR TRACTOR HAS TWO
FRONT BRACKETS FOR ATTACHING THE
MOWER DECK.

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JOHN DEERE LT TRACTOR
W
L
H
FIGURE 2
STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 2)
• MeasurethedistancesL,HandW.
 L= distancefromcenteroflowerholesinframe 
 brackettofrontoftractorframe.
 H=distancetocenterofholeinframebracketthatis
closesttobeing6"abovegroundlevel.
 W=distancebetweentheinsideoftheframebrackets.
• Proceedtostep4.
FIGURE 3 - SEARS TRACTOR SHOWN
W
SEARS (LT) TRACTOR FRAME
H
DECK SUSPENSION
BRACKET
G
R
O
UND
L
STEP 3: (SEE FIGURE 3)
• MeasurethedistancesL,HandW.
 L= distancefromcenterofholeindecksuspension
 brackettofrontoftractorframe.
 H=distancefromcenterofholeindecksuspension 
 brackettogroundlevel.
 W=insidedistancebetweenthedecksuspension 
 brackets.
USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IF YOUR
TRACTOR HAS TWO FRONT BRACKETS
FOR ATTACHING THE MOWER DECK
ATTENTION:Gobacktostep1ifyourtractorhasonlyone
frontbracketforattachingthemowerdeck.
3/8" x 1-1/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT (E)
3/8" NYLOCK NUT (I)
LONG HANGER BRACKETS
Ends down when "H" is 6" or less
Ends up when "H" is more than 6"
W
L+
FRONT PLATE
FIGURE 4
STEP 4: (SEE FIGURE 4)
Refertopage6forexamplesofhowtoattachtheHanger
Bracketstosomeothertractormodels.
• SelectthepairofslotsinthetopoftheThrustChannel
thatwillprovideenoughclearancebetweentheblade
andthefrontofthetractorwhileminimizingoverhang.
 Selectthepairofslotsbasedondistance"L"measured
instep2orstep3.
 L=5"orless Attachtothefrontpairofslots.
 L=5"to7" Attachtothemiddlepairofslots.
 L=7"to9" Attachtotherearpairofslots.
• Arrange the Hanger Brackets with the short Hanger
BracketontheinsideofthelongHangerBracketand
placethemontopoftheThrustChannel.Ifdistance
"H",measuredinstep2or3,islessthan6",pointthe
bracketsdown.Ifdistance"H"ismorethan6",pointthe
bracketsup.
• AdjustthewidthoftheHangerBracketstojustslightly
lessthandistance"W"measuredinstep2or3.Center
thebracketsontheThrustChannelandattachthem
usingtwo3/8"x1-1/4"carriageboltsand3/8"nylock
nuts.
• Tighten the nuts and then make sure the hanger
bracketstbetweenthedecksuspensionbracketsor
framebracektsonthetractor.
• Proceedtostep5onpage7.
USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL
TRACTORS