Use and Care Manual

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BeltRouting
3.Installthemowerdecktothemachine.Refertothe
InstallingtheMowersectionintheOperator'sManualor
theappropriatesectionoftheServiceManual
Operation
AdjustingtheHeight
Important:Applyingexcessivedownwardpressurewith
thestripingbarmaydamageturfandthestripingkit.
Important:Raisethemowerdecktothetransport
positionwhennotinusetoavoiddamagingthewiper.
Important:Avoidobstaclesthatcandamagethekit.
Temporarilyliftthedecktotransportpositionwhen
performingturnsormovinginreverse.
Thebestresultsfromnormalstripingareachievedbysetting
thebottomedgeofthewiperat1/4to1/2inchbelowthe
bottomofthedeck.
Adjustingthepositionofthewiperwilladjusttheheightof
thestripingbar.Thereare3setsofholestoraiseorlower
thewiper.Themowerdeckcanalsobeloweredorraised
totheadjustthewiperheight;however,thiswillalsoaffect
theheight-of-cut.
Avoidclosetrimmingtoreducedamagetolandscapingand
thestripingbar.Replacethewiperyearlyormoreoftenas
wearrequires.
OperatingTips
AchievingDistinctiveStriping
GrassConditionandType
•Limpgrasswherewheeltracksareveryvisibleand
cool-seasongrasstypesfoundinnorthernareaswill
usuallyproducemorestripingcontrast.
•Stiffgrasswherewheeltracksarelessvisibleand
warm-seasongrasstypesfoundinsouthernareaswill
usuallyproducelessstripingcontrast.
•Transitionzonegrassesfoundinthenarrowbeltregion
canproducemorestripingcontrastinsomeareasand
someportionsofthegrowingseason,whileproducing
lessstripingcontrastinotherareasorportionsofthe
season.
•Somegrasstypesproducebetterstripingcontrastwhen
mowingshort.Othergrasstypesormoisturecontentof
thegrasscanprovidebettercontrastwhenmowingata
long/tallheightofcut.Experimentwithwhatworksbest
inyoursituation.
SunPosition
Thisishowthelightisreectedonthegrass.
•Mowingpatternsthatgenerallyruneast-westwillhavea
greatercontrastthannorth-southpatterns.
•Thestripingpatterncontrastislessvisiblearoundnoon
andmorevisibleinmorningsandafternoons.
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