Operator's Manual

2. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and mo v e

the control lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position

and apply the parking brak e .

3. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for

all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the

operating position.

4. Attac h the hose coupling to the end of the

mo w er w ashout ﬁtting, and tur n the w ater on

high ( Figure 55 ).

Note: Spread petroleum jelly on the w ashout

ﬁtting O-ring to mak e the coupling slide on

easier and protect the O-ring .

Figure 55

1. Washout tting

3. Hose

2. Coupling

4. O-ring

5. Lo w er the mo w er to the lo w est height-of-cut.

6. Sit on the seat and star t the engine . Eng ag e the

blade control switc h and let the mo w er r un for

one to three min utes .

7. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h, stop the

engine , and remo v e the ignition k ey . W ait for

all mo ving par ts to stop .

8. T ur n the w ater off and remo v e the coupling

from the w ashout ﬁtting .

Note: If the mo w er is not clean after one

w ashing, soak it and let it stand for 30 min utes .

T hen re peat the process .

9. R un the mo w er ag ain for one to three min utes

to remo v e ex cess w ater .

A br ok en or missing w ashout ﬁtting

could expose y ou and other s to thr o wn

objects or blade contact. Contact with

blade or thr o wn de bris contact will cause

injur y or death.

• R eplace br ok en or missing w ashout

ﬁtting immediatel y , bef or e using

mo w er a gain.

• Plug an y hole(s) in mo w er with bolts

and lockn uts.

• Nev er put y our hands or feet under

the mo w er or thr ough openings in

the mo w er .