Operator's Manual

A.Raisethelevertotheuprightpositionto
openthedeckdoorandallowclippingstobe
collected.
B.LowerthelevertoRecycler
®
positiontoclose
thedeckdoorandmulchtheclippings.
4.MovethethrottletotheFastpositionandthe
motioncontrolleverstotheoperatingposition.
OperationintheCollection
Mode
CAUTION
Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedtothe
backofthemachine.Ifyoustopandstartsuddenly
onhills,youmaylosesteeringcontrolorthe
machinemaytip.
•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoinguphill
ordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.
•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoinguphill,
disengagethebladecontrolswitch.Thenback
downthehillusingaslowspeed.
•Donotchangespeedsorstoponslopes.
Thecollectionmodeusesairowcreatedbythecutting
bladestodirectclippingsup,throughaninternalchute
anddeposittheminthecollectionbag.Shorter,dry
clippingsrequirelessforcetobemovedupthechute
andintothecollectionbag.
Environmentalfactorscanaffectthequantityof
clippingsmovedintothecollectionbagandrateof
collection.Cuttingtallgrassatalowheightofcutwill
removeairowneededtopropeltheclippingsintothe
collectionbag.Longer,wetordampclippingsrequire
muchgreaterforcetobedepositedinthecollectionbag.
Alwaystrytocutgrasswhenitisdrybecauseyourlawn
willhaveaneatappearance.Ifyoumustcutwetgrass,
usetheRecycler
®
mode.Severalhourslater,whenthe
clippingsaredry,usethecollectionmodetogatherup
thegrassclippings.
Forthebestperformanceofthedirectcollectionmode:
•SetthethrottletoFast.
•Mowregularly.
•Useanhigherheightofcutfortallergrass.
•Avoidmowingwetordampgrass.
•Travelatslowerspeedswhenmowingtallergrass.
EmptyingtheCollectionSystem
Oncethecollectionbagllswithenoughgrasstocover
oneorbothofthesensorsandbreaktheinfraredbeam
abeepingalarmwillsoundtoalerttheoperator.The
alarmshutsoffoncethebladecontrolswitchisturned
Off.Ifoneorbothsensorsareunpluggedthemower
bladeswillnotengage.
Themachineisequippedwithanalarmthatsoundsto
notifytheoperatorthecollectionbagisfull.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitchandmovethemotioncontrol
leverstothebrakeposition.
2.MovethethrottletoSlow.
3.RaisethecollectionbagbyextendingtheDFSlever
andthenpullingdown(
Figure17).
Figure17
1.LoweringDFSlever
2.Raisedcollectionbag,
emptyingclippings
4.LowerthecollectionbagandreleasetheDFSlever.
Intheeventthatthecollectionbagalarmgoesoffand
thebagislessthanfull,thesensorsshouldbecleared
ofanyclippingsordebristhatbeblockingthebeam.
Raisethecollectionbagandwipeoffthefacesofthe
sensorswithasoftcloth.
Important:Youcanwashthemachinewithmild
detergentandwater.Donotpressurewashthe
machine.Avoidexcessiveuseofwater,especially
nearthecontrolpanel,engine,hydraulicpumps,
andmotors.
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