Operator's Manual

UsingtheGrassDeector
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,
orcompletegrasscatcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingmowerblade(s)andthrowndebris
willcauseinjuryordeath.
•Alwaysinstallthegrassdeectorwhen
removingthebaggerandchangingtoside
dischargemode.
•Ifthegrassdeectoriseverdamaged,
replaceitimmediately.Thegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mowerdeck.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaor
mowerbladesunlessyoumovethepower
take-off(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotate
theignitionkeytooffandremovethekey.
•Neveruseyourhandstoclearthe
dischargearea.Useastickorsimilar
objecttoclearthedischargearea.
TransportingtheMachine
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebaggerwhile
transportingthemachine.
DANGER
Transportingthemachinewithgrassordebris
inthebaggercandamagethemachine.
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebagger
whiletransportingthemachine.
OperatingTips
MachineSize
Rememberthatthemachineislongerandwiderwith
thisattachmentinstalled.Byturningtoosharplyin
connedplacesyoumaydamagetheattachmentor
otherproperty.
Trimming
Alwaystrimwiththeleftsideofthemowerdeck.Do
nottrimwiththerightsideofthemowerdeckbecause
youcoulddamagethebaggingtubes.
CuttingHeight
Foroptimumbaggingperformance,setthedeck
height-of-cuttoremovenomorethat51to76mm(2
to3inches)or1/3ofthegrassheight,whichever
isless.Cuttingoffmorethanthiswillreducethe
capacityofthevacuumsystem.
CuttingFrequency
Cutthegrassoften,especiallywhenitgrowsrapidly.
Youwillhavetocutyourgrasstwiceifitgets
excessivelylong(refertoBaggingLongGrass(page
23)).
CuttingTechnique
Forbestlawnappearance,besuretoslightlyoverlap
themowerdeckintothepreviouslycutarea.This
helpsreducetheloadontheengineandreducesthe
chanceofpluggingtheblowerassemblyandtubes.
BaggingSpeed
Thebaggingsystemmayplugifyoudrivetoofastand
theenginespeedgetstooslow.Onhillsitmaybe
necessarytoslowthegroundspeedofthemachine.
Mowdownhillwheneverpossible.
CAUTION
Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedto
thebackofthemachine.Ifyoustopand
startsuddenlyonhills,youmaylosesteering
controlorthemachinemaytip.
•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoing
uphillordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.
•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoing
uphill,disengagethePTO.Thenbackdown
thehillusingaslowspeed.
•Donotchangespeedsorstoponslopes.
BaggingLongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowlongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,
raisethecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutand
bagthegrassatthissetting.Thencutandbagthe
grassagainusingthelower,normalsetting.
Excessivelylonggrassisheavyandmaynotbe
propelledcompletelyintothebagger.Ifthishappens,
thetubeandblowermayplug.T oavoidplugging
thebaggingsystem,mowthegrassatahigh
height-of-cut,thenlowerthemowerdecktoyour
normalcuttingheightandrepeatthebaggingprocess.
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