Use and Care Manual

Thisisthemediumspeed.Thesuggestedusesforthisspeed
areasfollows:
•Bagging
•Mulching
Mow
Thisisthefastestspeed.Thesuggestedusesforthisspeed
areasfollows:
•Normalmowing
•Transportingthemachine
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
neutral,andthenmovethemtothelockedposition,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andturntheignitionkeyto
theOFFposition.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toEngagingtheParkingBrake(page18).Rememberto
removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandengage
theparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,ora
completegrass-catcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytotheOFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldeck-liftsystem.
Youcanusethefootpedaltoliftthedeckbrieytoavoid
obstaclesorlockthedeckinthehighestheightofcutor
transportposition.Youcanusetheheight-of-cutleverwith
thefootpedaltolockthedeckinaspeciccuttingheight.
UsingtheFootPedalDeck-LiftSystem
•Pressthedeck-liftpedaldowntoraisethedeck;continue
topressthepedaluntilthedecklocksinthetransport
position(Figure28).
•Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandpullthe
transportlockhandlerearwardtodisengagethetransport
lock(Figure28).
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Figure28
TransportLockPosition
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom38to114mm(1-1/2
to4-1/2inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocating
theheight-of-cutpinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandraise
themowerdecktothetransport-lockposition(also
the114mm(4-1/2inches)cuttingheightposition)as
showninFigure29.
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure29).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutsystemcorresponding
tothedesiredheightofcutandinsertthepin(Figure
29).
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