Operator's Manual

OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/Ground
Speed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineattheFASTthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
Decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincrease;increasethegroundspeedasthe
loadonthebladesdecrease.
AlternatingtheMowingDirection
Alternateyourmowingdirectiontoavoidmaking
rutsintheturf,whichcanappearovertime.This
alsohelpstodisperseclippings,whichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed
incertainconditions.
AvoidingaLowCut
Ifthemachinecuttingwidthiswiderthanthemachine
thatyoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayneed
toslowdowntheforwardspeedand/orraisethe
height-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifyouarecuttingmorethan1/3ofthe
grassblade,oraremowinginsparselonggrass
ordryconditions,usetheatsailofthebladesto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,andstrainonthe
deck-drivecomponents.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifyouallowthegrasstogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifthegrasscontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighttoahighersetting
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemower,cuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
units,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoil
orfuel.
MaintainingtheBlades
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecutting
season.Sharpbladescreateacleancutwithout
tearingorshreddingthegrassblades.Tearing
andshreddingcausesgrasstoturnbrownatthe
edges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthe
chanceofdisease.
•Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Sharpenthebladesas
necessary.
•Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineT ororeplacement
blade.RefertothecuttingunitOperator’sManual
forinstructionstoreplacetheblade.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Removethekeyandshutoffthefuel(ifequipped)
beforestoringortransportingthemachine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
PushingtheMachine
Inanemergency,youcanmovethemachineavery
shortdistancebyactuatingthebypassvalvesinthe
hydraulicpumpandpushingthemachine.
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