Operator's Manual

AdjustingReelSpeed
1.Verifytheheight-of-cutsettingonthecutting
units.UsethecolumnoftheReelSpeed
SelectionChartlistingeither5-blade,8-blade,or
11-bladereels,andndtheheight-of-cutlisting
nearesttheactualheight-of-cutsetting.Look
acrossthecharttondthereel-speednumber
thatcorrespondstothatheightofcut.
2.Liftthecoverfromthecontrolarm(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Cover(controlarm)
2.Reelspeedandbacklap
control
3.Turnthereelspeedcontrolknob(Figure39)to
thereel-speednumberdeterminedinStep1.
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Figure39
1.Reelspeedcontrol2.Backlapcontrol
4.Assemblethecoverontothecontrolarm.
5.Operatethemachineforseveraldays,then
examinethecuttoensurethequalityofcut.
Thereelspeedknobmaybeset1positionon
eithersideofthereel-speednumberindicated
onthecharttoaccountfordifferencesingrass
condition,grasslengthremoved,andpersonal
preference.
OperatingTips
MowingTechniques
•Tobegincutting,engagethecuttingunits,then
approachthemowingareaslowly.Oncethefront
cuttingunitsareoverthemowingarea,lowerthe
cuttingunits.
•Toachievetheprofessionalstraight-linecutand
stripingthatisdesirableforsomeapplications,nd
atreeorotherobjectinthedistanceanddrive
straighttowardit.
•Assoonasthefrontcuttingunitsreachtheedgeof
themowingarea,liftthecuttingunitsandperform
ateardropshapedturntoquicklylineyouupfor
yournextpass.
•Tomowaroundbunkers,ponds,orothercontours
easily,usetheSidewinderandmovethecontrol
leverleftorright,dependingonyourmowing
application.Thecuttingunitscanalsobeshifted
tovarytiretracking.
•Thecuttingunitstendtothrowgrasstothefront
ortherearofthemachine.Frontthrowshouldbe
usedwhencuttingsmalleramountsofgrass;thus,
leavingabetterafter-cutappearance.T othrow
clippingstothefront,simplyclosetherearshield
onthecuttingunits.
CAUTION
Topreventpersonalinjuryordamagetothe
machine,donotopenorclosethecuttingunit
shieldswhiletheengineisrunning.
Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeopeningorclosingthe
cuttingunitshields.
•Whencuttinglargeramountsofgrass,position
theshieldstojustbelowhorizontal.Donotopen
theshieldstoofaroranexcessiveamountof
clippingscouldbuildupontheframe,rear
radiatorscreen,andenginearea.
•Thecuttingunitsarealsoequippedwithbalance
weightsonthenon-motorendtogiveanevencut.
Youcanaddorremoveweightsifamismatch
occursonyourturf.
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