Installation Instructions

A.Thoroughlycleantheareawhereyouwillinstall
thedecal.
B.Dampentheareawithwaterormildlysoapywater.
C.Peelthedecalfromthebackingandinstallitin
place(Figure7).
D.Squeegeeacrossthesurfaceofthedecal,starting
atthecenterofthedecalandworkingtowardthe
edges,usingoverlappingstrokes.
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InstallingtheBladesand
Mower
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
2Mulchingmowerblade
Procedure
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure8).
Important:Thesailarea(curvedpart)ofthe
blademustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
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Figure8
1.Sailareaofblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
2.Installthecurvedwasher(cuppedsidetowardthe
blade)andthebladebolt(Figure8).
Note:Donotinstallabladestiffener.Theseblades
donotrequirethebladestiffener(Figure8).
3.Torquethebladeboltto47-88N-m(35-65ft-lb).
4.InstallthemowerasdescribedinyourOperator’sManual.
5.Installthesparkplugcablesandignitionkey.
Operation
ConvertingtoSide-Discharge
Operation
1.Reversethestepsin4InstallingtheBladesandMower
(page4).
2.Reversethestepsin3InstallingtheKit(page2).
3.InstallstandardbladesasdescribedintheOperator’s
Manual.
OperatingTips
SelectingtheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuittheConditions
Removeapproximately1inchornomorethan1/3ofthe
grassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushanddense
grassyoumayneedtoraisetheheight-of-cutsettinganother
notchorconverttoside-dischargingorbaggingoperations.
MowingLongGrass
Ifthegrasshasgrownslightlylongerthannormal,orifit
containsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethecuttingheight
higherthanusualandcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencut
thegrassagainusingthelower,normalsetting.
MowinginExtremeConditions
Airisrequiredtocutandrecutgrassclippingsinthemower
deck,sodonotsettheheight-of-cuttoolowortotally
surroundthehousingbyuncutgrass.Alwayshaveoneside
ofthemowerdeckfreefromuncutgrass,allowingairtobe
drawnintothehousing.Whenmakinganinitialcutthrough
thecenteroftheuncutarea,operatethemachineataslower
speedandbackupifthemowerdeckstartstoclog.
MowingattheProperIntervals
Undernormalconditionsyou'llneedtomowevery4to5
days.However,grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferent
times.Inordertomaintainthesameheight-of-cut,cutmore
frequentlyinearlyspring;asthegrassgrowthrateslowsin
midsummer,cutonlyevery8to10days.Ifyouareunableto
mowforanextendedperiodduetotheweatherconditionsor
otherreasons,converttoside-dischargingorbaggingoptions
ormowrstwiththeheight-of-cutatahighlevel;thenmow
again2to3dayslateratalowerheightsetting.
MowingwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingorshredding
thegrassbladelikeadullblade.Tearingandshreddingcauses
thegrasstoturnbrownattheedges,whichimpairsgrowth
andincreasessusceptibilitytodisease.
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