Operator's Manual

EmptyingtheBagger
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Liftthehandletoopenthedoorandemptythe
hopper.
3.Pushthehandledowntoclosethedoor(Figure
39).
Note:Ifyoudrivethemachineontoatruck
ortrailerwhilethehopperisfull,alwaysback
uptheramp.Thiswillreducethechanceof
rearwardtip.
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Figure39
ClearingObstructionsfrom
theCollectionSystem
WARNING
Whenyouoperatecollectionsystem,the
blowerrotatesandcancutofforinjurehands.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing
andinspectingtheblower,andbefore
uncloggingthechute,turnofftheengine
andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Removethekey.
•Useastick,notyourhands,toremovean
obstructionfromtheblowerandtube.
•Keepface,hands,feet,andanyother
partofyourbodyorclothingawayfrom
concealed,moving,orrotatingparts.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Turnofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Emptythebagger.
4.Unlatchthelowertube.
5.Removethetubesfromthebagger.
6.Useastickorsimilarobject,notyourhands,to
removeandcleartheobstructionfromthetube
assembly.
Note:Inmostcases,thedebriscanbeshaken
outofthetubes.
7.Iftheblowerassemblyisplugged,unlatchthe
blowerassembly,removethebelt,andswing
itopen.
Important:Useastickorsimilarobject,
notyourhands,toremoveandclearthe
obstructionfromtheblowerassembly.
8.Afteryouremovetheobstruction,install
thecompletecollectionsystemandresume
operation.
RemovingtheBagger
WARNING
Componentsaroundenginewillbehotifthe
machinehasbeenrunning.Touchinghot
componentscancauseburns.
•Donottouchenginecomponentswhen
theyarehot.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforeremovingthe
bagger.
1.DisengagethePTO,settheparkingbrake,and
chockorblockthetires.
2.Turnofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Unlatchthelowertubefromtheblowerand
removethetubefromtheblowerassembly.
4.Removethetubefromthebaggerhood.
5.Lowerthemowerdecktothelowestheight-of-cut
position.
6.Unlatchthebeltcoveroverthemower-pulley
assembly.
7.Removetheblowerbeltfromthemower-pulley
assembly.
8.Opentheblowerassembly.
9.Removetheblowerassemblyfromthepivot
hole.
10.Ifyouarechangingtoside-dischargemode,
ensurethatthegrassdeectorisinstalledand
canbeloweredintoworkingposition.
11.Removethecollectionsystemassembly.
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