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(Figure46).
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Figure46
1.Cover(controlarm)
2.Reelspeedandbacklap
control
3.Turnthereelspeedcontrolknob(Figure47)to
thereel-speednumberdeterminedinStep1.
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Figure47
1.Reelspeedcontrol2.Backlapcontrol
4.Assemblethecoverontothecontrolarm.
5.Operatethemachineforseveraldays,then
examinethecuttoensurethequalityofcut.
Thereelspeedknobmaybeset1positionon
eithersideofthereel-speednumberindicated
onthecharttoaccountfordifferencesingrass
condition,grasslengthremoved,andpersonal
preference.
BleedingtheFuelSystem
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Ensurethatthefueltankisatleasthalffull.
3.Unlatchandraisethehood.
4.Opentheair-bleedscrewonthefuel-injection
pump(Figure48).
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Figure48
1.Fuel-injectionpumpbleedscrew
5.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheON
position.
Theelectricfuelpumpruns,forcingairout
aroundtheair-bleedscrew.
Note:LeavethekeyintheONpositionuntila
solidstreamoffuelowsoutaroundthescrew.
6.Tightenthescrewandturntheignitionkeyto
OFF.
Note:Theengineshouldstartafteryoufollowthe
procedureabove.However,iftheenginedoesnot
start,airmaybetrappedbetweentheinjectionpump
andinjectors;refertoBleedingAirfromtheInjectors
(page49).
OperatingTips
MowingTechniques
•Tobegincutting,engagethecuttingunits,then
approachthemowingareaslowly.Oncethefront
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