Operator's Manual

equaldistancefromtheedgeofthepreviouscut,
establishanimaginarysightlineapproximately
1.8to3m(6to10ft)aheadofthemachine
totheedgeoftheuncutportionofthegreen
(Figure22).Somenditusefultoincludethe
outeredgeofthesteeringwheelaspartofthe
sightline;i.e.,keepthesteeringwheeledge
alignedwithapointthatisalwayskeptthesame
distanceawayfromthefrontofthemachine.
5.Asthefrontedgesofthebasketscrosstheedge
ofthegreen,movetheraise/lowermowlever
rearwardandholdituntilallthecuttingunits
haverisen.Thisstopsthereelsandliftsthe
cuttingunits.
Note:Itisimportanttotimethisstepcorrectly
sothatyoudonotcutintothefringeareayetcut
asmuchofthegreenaspossibletominimize
theamountofgrasslefttomowaroundtheouter
periphery.
6.Tocutdownonoperatingtimeandeaselineup
forthenextpass,momentarilyturnthemachine
intheoppositedirection,thenturnitinthe
directionoftheuncutportion.
Note:Trytomakeasshortofaturnaspossible
exceptduringwarmerweatherwhenawiderarc
minimizestheturfbruising.
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Figure22
1.Alignmentstrip
3.Cutgrassontheleft
2.Approximately12.7cm(5
inches)
4.Keepafocalspot2to3
m(6to10ft)aheadofthe
machine.
Note:Thesteeringwheeldoesnotreturntoits
originalpositionafteryoucompleteaturn.
Important:Neverstopthemachineona
greenwiththecuttingunitreelsoperatingas
damagetotheturfmayresult.Stoppingthe
machineonawetgreenmayleavemarksor
indentationsfromthewheels.
CuttingthePeripheryand
FinishingJob
1.Finishcuttingthegreenbymowingtheouter
periphery.Besuretochangethedirectionof
cuttingfromthepreviousmowing.
Note:Alwayskeepweatherandturfconditions
inmindandbesuretochangethedirectionof
mowingfromthepreviouscutting.
2.Whennishedmowingtheouterperiphery,tap
theraise/lowermowleverrearwardtostopthe
reels,thendriveoffthegreen.Whenallthe
cuttingunitsareoffthegreen,raisethecutting
units.
Note:Thisminimizesgrassclumpsleftonthe
green.
3.Replacetheag.
4.Emptythegrassbasketsofallclippingsbefore
transportingtothenextgreen.
Note:Heavywetclippingsplaceanundue
strainonthebasketsandaddunnecessary
weighttothemachine,therebyincreasingthe
loadontheengine,hydraulicsystem,brakes,
etc.
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
drives,mufers,coolingscreens,andengineto
helppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwhenever
youaretransportingornotusingthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
InspectingandCleaning
afterMowing
Aftermowing,thoroughlywashthemachinewitha
gardenhosewithoutanozzlesothatexcessivewater
pressuredoesnotcontaminateanddamagetheseals
andbearings.Donotwashawarmengineorthe
electricalconnectionswithwater.
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