Operator's Manual

WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;Donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thantheunit.
•Donotexceeda20degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingtheunit
uparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingthe
unitdownaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure24
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
20degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
SideDischargingorMulching
theGrass
Thismowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemachine.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoureleasethebailandthepower
takeoff(PTO)isoff.Rotatetheignitionkeyto
Off.Alsoremovethekeyandpullthewire(s)off
thesparkplug(s).
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutcanbeadjustedfrom25to127mm(1to5
inches)in6mm(1/4inch)increments.
1.Movetheheight-of-cutlevertothetransportposition
(allthewayup).
2.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesiredand,insertthepin
(
Figure25).
3.Lowertheheight-of-cutlevertothepin(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Height-of-cutholes3.Height-of-cutlever
2.Height-of-cutpin
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