Operator's Manual

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1.Wearline
5.Ensurethateachbladeboltistorquedto45N∙m
(33.2ft-lb).
6.Gripeachbladeandensurethatthereisnot
morethanatotalof3mm(1/8inch)offree
movementineitherdirectionfromtherotor.If
thereismorethanatotalof3mm(1/8inch)of
freemovement,replacetheblade.
7.Checkeachpairofoppositebladesforaweight
differencebetweenthem.
Note:Eachpairofoppositebladesshouldnot
haveaweightdifferenceofmorethan10g(0.4
oz).
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrowntowardyou
orbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/Ground
Speed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineandthe
cuttingunitwhilemowing,operatetheengineatthe
fastthrottlepositionandadjustyourgroundspeedfor
theconditions.Decreasethegroundspeedasthe
loadonthecuttingunitincreases.Increasetheground
speedastheloadonthecuttingunitdecreases.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsin
theturfovertime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthecuttingunitiswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayhave
toslowdowntheforwardspeedand/orraisethe
height-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,
raisethecuttingheighthigherthantheusualsetting
andcutthegrass.Then,cutthegrassagainusing
thelower,normalsetting.
KeeptheCuttingUnitClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
cuttingunitaftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethecuttingunit,cuttingqualitywilleventually
becomeunsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
unit,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoil
orfuel.
BladeMaintenance
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecutting
season;asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearing
orshreddingthegrassblades.T earingand
shreddingturnsgrassbrownattheedges,which
slowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.
•Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Sharpenthebladesas
necessary.
•Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuinethemanufacturer
replacementblade.RefertoReplacingtheBlades
(page29).
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