Operator's Manual

Note:Thisproceduredropsthecuttingunitstothe
turfandstartsthereels.
Important:TheNo.1cuttingunitreelisdelayed;
therefore,youshouldpracticetogaintherequired
timingnecessarytominimizethecleanupmowing
operation.
4.Overlapaminimalamountwiththepreviouscuton
returnpasses.
Note:Toassistinmaintainingastraightlineacross
thegreenandkeepthemachineanequaldistancefrom
theedgeofthepreviouscut,establishanimaginary
sightlineapproximately1.8to3m(6to10ft)ahead
ofthemachinetotheedgeoftheuncutportionofthe
green(Figure37).Somenditusefultoincludethe
outeredgeofthesteeringwheelaspartofthesight
line;i.e.keepthesteeringwheeledgealignedwitha
pointthatisalwayskeptthesamedistanceawayfrom
thefrontofthemachine.
5.Asthefrontedgesofthebasketscrosstheedgeofthe
green,movetheraise/lowermowleverrearwardand
holdituntilallthecuttingunitshaverisen.Thiswill
stopthereelsandliftthecuttingunits.
Note:Itisimportanttotimethisstepcorrectlyso
thatyoudonotcutintothefringeareayetcutasmuch
ofthegreenaspossibletominimizetheamountof
grasslefttomowaroundtheouterperiphery.
6.Tocutdownonoperatingtimeandeaselineupfor
thenextpass,momentarilyturnthemachineinthe
oppositedirection,thenturnitinthedirectionofthe
uncutportion;i.e.,ifintendingtoturnright,rstswing
slightlyleft,thenright.
Note:Thiswillassistingettingthemachinemore
quicklyalignedforthenextpass.Trytomakeasshort
ofaturnaspossibleexceptduringwarmerweather
whenawiderarcwillminimizetheturfbruising.
Figure37
1.Alignmentstrip
3.Cutgrassontheleft
2.Approximately12.7cm(5
inches)
4.Keepafocalspot2to3
m(6to10ft)aheadofthe
machine.
Note:Duetothenatureofthepowersteeringsystem,
thesteeringwheelwillnotreturntoitsoriginalposition
afteraturnhasbeencompleted.
Important:Neverstoponagreenwiththecutting
unitreelsoperatingasdamagetotheturfmay
result.Stoppingonawetgreenwiththemachine
mayleavemarksorindentationsfromthewheels.
7.Iftheleakdetectoralarmsoundswhilecuttingona
green,immediatelyraisethecuttingunits,drivedirectly
offthegreenandstopthemachineinanareaaway
fromthegreen.Determinethecauseofthealarmand
correcttheproblem.
8.Finishcuttingthegreenbymowingtheouterperiphery.
Besuretochangethedirectionofcuttingfromthe
previousmowing.
Note:Alwayskeepweatherandturfconditionsin
mindandbesuretochangethedirectionofmowing
fromthepreviouscutting.
9.Whennishedmowingtheouterperiphery,tapthe
raise/lowermowleverrearwardtostopthereels,then
driveoffthegreen.Whenallofthecuttingunitsare
offofthegreen,raisethem.
Note:Thiswillminimizegrassclumpsleftonthe
green.
10.Replacetheag.
11.Emptythegrassbasketsofallclippingsbefore
transportingtothenextgreen.
Note:Heavywetclippingsplaceanunduestrainon
thebasketsandwilladdunnecessaryweighttothe
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