Operator's Manual

OperatingtheMachinein
TransportMode
Ifyouwon’tbeusingthetransportwheels,proceed
tostep4.
1.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
2.Installthetransportwheels.
3.Toreleasethekickstand,pulluponthehandle
andlowertherearofthemowerontothe
transportwheels.
4.Ensurethatthetractionandreeldriveleverisin
neutralandturnonthemachine.
5.SetthespeedcontroltoZero,engagethe
tractiondrive,tipthefrontofthemachineup,
andslowlyincreasethemachinespeedtobegin
moving.
6.Adjustthespeedcontroltooperatethemower
atthedesiredgroundspeedandtransportthe
mowertothedesireddestination.
PreparingtheMachineto
Mow
1.ReturnthespeedcontroltotheZeroposition,
disengagethetractioncontrollever,andturnoff
themachine.
2.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
3.Removethetransportwheels.
4.Carefullylowerthemachineoffofthekickstand.
OperatingtheMower
Properuseofthemachineprovidesthesmoothest
turfcuttingavailable.
Important:Grassclippingsactasalubricant
whenmowing.Excessiveoperationofthecutting
unitwiththeabsenceofgrassclippingscan
damagethecuttingunit.
PreparingtoMow
Ensurethatthemoweriscarefullyadjustedandisset
evenlyonbothsidesofthereel.Forbestperformance
andbatterylife,setthebedknifetohavealight
contactwiththereel.Impropermoweradjustment
ismagniedintheappearanceoftheclippedturf.
Removeallforeignobjectsfromtheturfpriorto
mowing.Makesureeveryone,especiallychildrenand
pets,areclearoftheworkarea.
MowingtheGreens
Thegreensshouldbemowedinastraightback
andforthdirectionacrossthegreen.Avoidcircular
mowingorturningthemoweronthegreensareas
sincescufngmayoccur.Turningthemowershould
bedoneoffthegreenbyraisingthecuttingreel
(pushingthehandledown)andturningonthetraction
drum.IfyouenabletheEZ-Turnswitch,thetraction
unitwillslowdownwhenyouraisethecuttingunit
makingtheturnmoremanageable,especiallyfor
noviceusers.Mowingshouldbedoneatanormal
walkingpace.Fastspeedssaveverylittletimeand
willresultinaninferiormowingjob.
Toassistinmaintainingastraightlineacrossthe
greenandtokeepthemachineanequaldistance
fromtheedgeofthepreviouscut,usethealignment
stripesonthebasket(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Alignmentstripes
OperatingtheMachineinLow
LightConditions
Whenoperatinginlowlightconditions,usetheLED
LightKit,Model04265.Thiskitisspeciallydesigned
toworkwellwiththebatterypackandelectrical
system.
Important:Donotuseotherlightsystemswith
thismowerastheymaydamagethebatterypack
orelectricalsystem.
OperatingtheMachine
1.Turnonthemachine,setthespeedcontrolto
theZeroposition,pushdownonthehandle
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