Operator's Manual

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AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp

Rollers

Wheneveryouchangetheheightofcut,adjustthe

heightoftheanti-scalprollers.

Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssothattherollers

donottouchthegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage

theblade-controlswitch,andmovethe

motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK

position.

2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait

forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe

operatingposition.

3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollers(Figure27)tomatch

theclosestheight-of-cutposition.

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Figure27

1.Anti-scalproller3.Flangenut

2.Bolt4.Holespacing

OperatingTips

UsingtheFastThrottleSetting

Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate

theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto

thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe

height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower

deckinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthe

mowerdeckfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsair

tobedrawnintothemowerdeck.

CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime

Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat

thecuttingheightofthemowerdeckdoesnotscalp

anyunevenground.However,thecuttingheight

usedinthepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.

Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15cm(6inches)tall,

youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensurean

acceptablequalityofcut.

CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade

Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.

Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless

grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrows

moreslowly.

AlternatingtheMowingDirection

Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrass

standingstraight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,

whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.

MowingatCorrectIntervals

Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesof

theyear.T omaintainthesamecuttingheight,mow

moreofteninearlyspring.Asthegrassgrowthrate

slowsinmidsummer,mowlessfrequently.Ifyou

cannotmowforanextendedperiod,rstmowata

highcuttingheight,thenmowagain2dayslaterata

lowerheightsetting.

UsingaSlowerCuttingSpeed

Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed

incertainconditions.

AvoidingCuttingTooLow

Whenmowinguneventurf,raisethecuttingheight

toavoidscalpingtheturf.

StoppingtheMachine

Ifyoumuststoptheforwardmotionofthemachine

whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmay

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