Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutoffthemachine,removethe
electric-startbutton(ifequipped),waitforall
movingpartstostop,andallowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Removetheelectric-startbutton(ifequipped)
beforeloadingthemachineforhauling.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine.
•Securethemachinefromrolling.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CleaningundertheMachineUsing
theWashoutPort
Forbestresults,cleanthemachinesoonafteryou
havecompletedmowing.
1.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.
2.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-height
setting.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight
(page10).
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardoorwherethe
clippingsgofromtheundersideofthemachine
tothegrassbag.
Note:Washouttheareawiththe
bag-on-demand(ifequipped)inboththefully
forwardandfullyrearwardpositions.
5.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoa
watersupplytothewashoutport(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Washoutport
6.Turnthewateron.
7.Starttheengineandrunituntiltheclippingsno
longercomeoutfromunderthemachine.
8.Shutofftheengine.
9.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegarden
hosefromthemachine.
10.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutesto
drytheundersideofthemachinetopreventit
fromrusting.
11.Shutofftheengineandallowittocoolbefore
storingthemachineinanenclosedarea.
CleaningundertheMachineinthe
Vertical-stowPosition
1.Setthemachineinthevertical-stowposition;
refertoStoringtheMachineintheVertical-Stow
Position(page15).
2.Washouttheclippingsfromunderthemachine.
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