Operation Manual

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitchandmovethemotioncontrol
leverstothebrakeposition.
2.MovethethrottletoSlow.
3.Movetherecycle-on-demandlever(Figure15)to
thedesiredposition:
Figure15
1.Recycle-on-demandlever,
collectposition
2.Recycle-on-demandlever,
Recycler®position
A.Raisethelevertotheuprightpositionto
openthedeckdoorandallowclippingstobe
collected.
B.LowerthelevertoRecycler
®
positiontoclose
thedeckdoorandmulchtheclippings.
4.MovethethrottletotheFastpositionandthe
motioncontrolleverstotheoperatingposition.
OperationintheCollection
Mode
Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedto
thebackofthemachine.Ifyoustopandstart
suddenlyonhills,youmaylosesteeringcontrol
orthemachinemaytip.
•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoing
uphillordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.
•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoing
uphill,disengagethebladecontrolswitch.
Thenbackdownthehillusingaslowspeed.
•Donotchangespeedsorstoponslopes.
Thecollectionmodeusesairowcreatedbythecutting
bladestodirectclippingsup,throughaninternalchute
anddeposittheminthecollectionbag.Shorter,dry
clippingsrequirelessforcetobemovedupthechute
andintothecollectionbag.
Environmentalfactorscanaffectthequantityof
clippingsmovedintothecollectionbagandrateof
collection.Cuttingtallgrassatalowheightofcutwill
removeairowneededtopropeltheclippingsintothe
collectionbag.Longer,wetordampclippingsrequire
muchgreaterforcetobedepositedinthecollectionbag.
Alwaystrytocutgrasswhenitisdrybecauseyourlawn
willhaveaneatappearance.Ifyoumustcutwetgrass,
usetheRecycler
®
mode.Severalhourslater,whenthe
clippingsaredry,usethecollectionmodetogatherup
thegrassclippings.
Forthebestperformanceofthedirectcollectionmode:
•SetthethrottletoFast.
•Mowregularly.
•Useanhigherheightofcutfortallergrass.
•Avoidmowingwetordampgrass.
•Travelatslowerspeedswhenmowingtallergrass.
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