Use and Care Manual

CAUTION

Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedtotheback

ofthemachine.Ifyoustopandstartsuddenlyon

hills,youmaylosesteeringcontrolorthemachine

maytip.

•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoinguphill

ordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.

•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoinguphill,

disengagethebladecontrol.Thenbackdown

thehillusingaslowspeed.

•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchangeson

slopes.

•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutthebagger

attachmentandthefrontweightsstillinstalled.

BaggingLongGrass

Excessivelylonggrassisheavyandmaynotbepropelled

completelyintothegrassbags.Ifthishappens,thedischarge

tubeandchutemayplug.Toavoidpluggingthebagging

system,mowthegrassatahighheightofcut,thenlowerthe

mowertoyournormalcuttingheightandrepeatthebagging

process.

BaggingWetGrass

Alwaystrytocutgrasswhenitisdrybecauseyourlawnwill

haveaneatappearance.Ifyoumustcutwetgrass,usethe

conventionalsidedischargefeatureofthemower.Several

hourslater,whentheclippingsaredry,installthecomplete

baggerattachmentandvacuumupthegrassclippings.

SignsofPlugging

Asyouarebagging,asmallamountofgrassclippings

normallyblowoutthefrontofthemower.Anexcessive

amountofclippingsblowingoutindicatesthatthebagsare

fullorthesystemisplugged.