Operator's Manual

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1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersasshowninFigure
13.
Note:Selectaholesotheanti-scalproller
ispositionedtothenearestcorresponding
height-of-cutdesired.
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Frontrollersshown
1.Anti-scalproller3.Flangenut
2.Bushing4.Bolt
CorrectingaCuttingUnit
Mismatch
Duetodifferencesingrassconditionsandthe
counterbalancesettingofthetractionunit,itisadvised
thatgrassbecutandappearancecheckedbefore
formalcuttingisstarted.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Setthecuttingunittothedesiredheightofcut;
refertoAdjustingtheHeightofCut(page11).
3.Checkandadjustthefrontandreartraction-unit
tirepressuretothespeciedtirepressureinthe
tractionunitOperator’sManual.
4.Checkforbentblades;refertoCheckingfora
BentBlade(page19).
5.Cutgrassinatestareatodetermineifallcutting
unitsarecuttingatthesameheight.
6.Ifcuttingunitadjustmentsarestillneeded,nda
atsurfaceusinga2m(6ft)orlongerstraight
edge.
7.Toeasemeasuringbladeplane,raisetheheight
ofcuttothehighestposition;refertoAdjusting
theHeightofCut(page11).
8.Lowercuttingunitontotheatsurface.Remove
thecoversfromthetopofthecuttingunits.
9.Rotatethebladeoneachspindleuntiltheends
faceforwardandbackward.
10.Measurefromtheoortothefronttipofthe
cuttingedge.
Ifthemeasurementsdonotmatchthedesired
heightofcutandpitch,refertoAdjustingthe
Cutting-UnitPitch(page12).
11.Adjustthecastor-wheelspacerstomatchthe
heightofcutlistedonthecastor-wheeldecal;
refertoPositioningtheCastor-ForkSpacers
(page11).
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/Ground
Speed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
Decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincreases.Increasethegroundspeedasthe
loadonthebladesdecreases.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsin
theturfovertime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
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