Operator's Manual

OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
Important:Operatingthemachineonslopesof
morethan25°willcausesevereenginedamage
duetoalackoflubrication.Donotoperatethe
machineonslopesgreaterthan25°.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththecuttingline.
Neverdeliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelyshutofftheengine,disconnect
thewirefromthesparkplug,andexaminethe
machinefordamage.
•Forbestperformance,installnewcuttinglines
beforethecuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethecuttinglinewhennecessarywithT oro
replacementcuttingline.
•Ensurethatthereplacementcuttinglineisthe
samelengthastheintactcuttingline.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.
Donotcutbelowthehighestsetting(30mmor1.2
inches)unlessthegrassissparseoritislatefall
whengrassgrowthbeginstoslowdown.Referto
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page9).
•Mowinggrassover15cm(6inches)inlengthis
notrecommended.Ifthegrassistoolong,the
machinemayplugandcausetheenginetostall.
•Wetgrassandleavestendtoclumpontheyard
andcancausethemachinetoplugortheengine
tostall.Avoidmowinginwetconditions.
•Beawareofapotentialrehazardinverydry
conditions,followalllocalrewarnings,andkeep
themachinefreeofdrygrassandleafdebris.
•Ifthenishedlawnappearanceisunsatisfactory,
try1ormoreofthefollowing:
–Inspecttheundersideofthecuttingunitfor
wornordamagedcomponents(e.g.,thecutting
line)andrepairorreplacethemifnecessary.
–Walkataslowerpacewhilemowing.
–Raisethecuttingheightonyourmachine.
–Cutthegrassmorefrequently.
–Overlapcuttingswathsinsteadofcuttingafull
swathwitheachpass.
CuttingLeaves
•Aftercuttingthelawn,ensurethathalfofthelawn
showsthroughthecutleafcover.Youmayneed
tomakemorethanasinglepassovertheleaves.
•Mowinggrassover15cm(6inches)inlengthis
notrecommended.Iftheleafcoveristoothick,the
machinemayplugandcausetheenginetostall.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachine
doesnotcuttheleavesnelyenough.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutoffthemachine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Securethemachine.
•Usecarewhenloadingandunloadingthe
machine.
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