Operator's Manual

Figure20
1.Securethemower-deck
latchontothehook.
3.Deck-lifthandle
2.Hook
WARNING
EngagingthePTOwithadeckintheraised
positioncanresultinaseriousinjuryorproperty
damage.
Alwayslowerandlockmowerdeckintheoperating
positionbeforeengagingthePTO.
LoweringtheMowerDeckto
theOperatingPosition
1.Whilermlyholdingontothedeck-lifthandle,unhook
themower-decklatchfromthemachineandslowly
lowerthemowerdecktotheground(Figure20).
2.Pushthedecklockingpinsinwardandrotatethem
forwardtosecurelylockthemowerdeckinthelowered
position(Figure19).
WARNING
Operatingmowerwithoutlockingpinssecurely
latchedcanresultinthemowerdeckfolding
upunexpectedly.Themowerdeckfoldingup
unexpectedlycancauseseriousinjury.
Alwaysoperatemowerwithlockingpinssecurely
latched.
AdjustingtheFillReduction
System(FRS)Bafes
Thellreductionsystemallowsyoutoreducetheamountof
clippingscollectedbyvaryingdegrees.
Theadvantagesincludelessfrequentemptyingofthehopper
andthereturnofnutrientstothesoil.
Thefollowingarepossiblecongurations:
•Bafesopenwithstandardblades—maximumcollection
•Bafesclosedwithstandardblades—partialmulching
•Bafesclosedwithmulchblades—intermediatemulching
•Mulchpluginstalledwithmulchblades—complete
mulching(requiresmulchkit)
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
removethekey,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Removethehairpinsandclevispinsfrombothsidesof
thePTOguard(Figure21).
3.Foldtheguardforward.
Figure21
1.Hairpinandclevispins
4.LoosenthelocknutsontherearstudsoftheFRS
bafes.
Figure22
1.PTOguardremovedfor
clarity
2.Loosenlocknuts
5.Raisethemowerdeck;refertoRaisingtheMower
DeckintoServicePosition(page22).
6.RemovetheboltandwasheratthefrontofeachFRS
bafe(Figure23).
7.Rotatethebafesintothedesiredpositionandinstall
theboltandwasher.
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