Use and Care Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Toavoidpersonalinjury,followtheseprocedures:
•Becomefamiliarwithalloperatingandsafety
instructionsinthe
Operator's Man ual forthe
mowerbeforeusingthisattachment.
•Neverremovethedischargetube,bags,bagger
hood,orthechutewhiletheengineisrunning.
•Alwaysshuttheengineoffandwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeclearingan
obstructionfromthebaggingsystem.
•Neverperformmaintenanceorrepairswhilethe
engineisrunning.
EmptyingtheGrassBags
Becarefulwhenliftingorhandlingagrassbagthatisfull.To
emptythegrassbags:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch,engagetheparking
brake,andmovethemotion-controlleversoutwardto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Raisethebaggerhood(Figure32).
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Figure32
5.Compressthedebrisintothebags.
6.Withbothhands,liftuponthebagandunhookitfrom
theretainingbracket,emptythebag.
7.Repeattheprocedurefortheotherbag.
8.Installthebagsbyslidingthebagframehooksontothe
retainingbrackets(Figure33).
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2
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Figure33
1.Bag3.Retainingbracket
2.Baggerframe4.Bagframehook
9.Lowerthebaggerhoodontothebags.
ClearingObstructionsfrom
theBaggerSystem
WARNING
Whenthebaggerisinoperation,thebloweris
rotatingandcancutofforinjurehandsandngers.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairingand
inspectingtheblower,andbeforeunclogging
thechute,turnofftheengineandwaitforall
movingpartstostop.Removethekey.
•Useastick,notyourhands,toremovean
obstructionfromtheblowerandtube.
•Keepyourface,hands,feet,andanyotherpart
ofyourbodyorclothingawayfromconcealed,
moving,orrotatingparts.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch,engagetheparking
brake,andmovethemotion-controlleversoutwardto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
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