Operator's Manual

Rear-Dischargingthe
Clippings
Usethereardischargeforcuttingverytallgrass.
Note:Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,remove
itbeforerear-dischargingtheclippings;refer
toRemovingtheGrassBag(page15).The
bag-on-demandlevershouldbeintheBAGGING
positionasshowninFigure15.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
AdjustingtheBladeSpeed
Thismachinehas2blade-speedsettings:AUTOand
MAX.
•WhensettotheAUTOposition,thebladespeed
isadjustedautomaticallyforgreaterefciency;
changesincuttingconditionsaredetectedand
thebladespeedincreaseswhennecessaryto
maintainqualityofcut.
•WhensettotheMAXposition,thebladespeed
remainsatthehighestspeedatalltimes.
Turnthekeyinthekeyswitchtoeitherpositionto
adjustthebladespeedsetting(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.AUTOposition2.MAXposition
ShuttingOfftheMachine
1.Releasetheblade-controlbar(AofFigure18).
2.Removetheelectric-startbuttonfromtheelectric
starter(BofFigure18).
3.Removethebatterypack;refertoRemovingthe
BatteryPackfromtheMachine(page16).
Note:Wheneveryouarenotusingthemachine,
removethebatterypack.
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Figure18
RemovingtheBatteryPack
fromtheMachine
1.Liftupthebattery-compartmentlid.
2.Pressthebattery-packlatchtoreleasethe
batterypackandremovethebatterypack.
3.Closethebattery-compartmentlid.
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