Operator's Manual

TransportingMachines
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway
withoutsigns,lights,and/ormarkingsrequired
bylocalregulations.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw .
Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouorbystanders
avoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Ensurethatyourvehicle,hitch,safetychains,and
trailerareadequatefortheloadyouarepullingand
thattheymeetalllocaltrafcregulationsforyour
area.
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropesasrequiredby
localtrafcregulationsinyourarea(
Figure40).
Figure40
1.Fronttie-down(leftside
shown)
2.Reartie-downs
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/GroundSpeed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
Agoodruletofollowis:decreasegroundspeedas
theloadonthecuttingbladesincreases;andincrease
groundspeedasloadonthebladesdecreases.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsinthe
turfovertime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedin
certainconditions.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
lushanddensegrass,youmayhavetoslowdownthe
forwardspeedand/orraisetheheight-of-cuttothe
nexthighersetting.
Important:Ifcuttingmorethat1/3ofthegrass
bladeoff,orinsparselonggrassordryconditions,
theuseofatsailbladesisrecommendedto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,anddeckdrive
componentstrain.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raise
thecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassat
thissetting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,
normalsetting.
KeeptheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinside
themower,cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecome
unsatisfactory.
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