Operator's Manual

Operation
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the
mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Important: Set the par king brak e when
lea ving the machine unattended, ev en if just
f or a few min utes.
T o a v oid per sonal injur y , f ollo w these
pr ocedur es:
• Become f amiliar with all operating and
safety instr uctions in the operator’ s
man ual f or y our mo w er bef or e using this
attachment.
• Nev er r emo v e the ba g ger or ba g ger tubes
while the engine is r unning .
• Al w ays shut the engine of f and w ait f or
all mo ving par ts to stop bef or e clearing
an obstr uction fr om the ba g ging system.
• Nev er do maintenance or r epair s while
the engine is r unning .
• Set the par king brak e.
W ithout the g rass deflector , ba g ger tubes
or complete ba g ger assembl y mounted in
place, y ou and other s ar e exposed to blade
contact and thr o wn de bris. Contact with the
r otating mo w er blade(s) and thr o wn de bris
will cause injur y or death.
• Al w ays install the g rass deflector when
r emo ving the ba g ger and changing to
side discharge mode.
• If the g rass deflector is ev er dama ged,
r eplace it immediatel y . T he g rass
deflector r outes material do wn to w ard
the turf.
• Nev er put y our hands or feet under the
mo w er .
• Nev er tr y to clear the discharge ar ea or
mo w er blades unless y ou mo v e the po w er
tak e of f (PT O) to of f and r otate the
ignition k ey to of f. Also r emo v e the k ey
and pull the wir e of f of the spar k plug(s).
• T ur n of f the engine bef or e unclo g ging
the discharge chute.
Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed if
they mo v e or attempt to operate the tractor
while it is unattended.
Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and set the
par king brak e when lea ving the machine
unattended, ev en if just f or a few min utes.
Positioning the Adjustable
Bafe
Adjust the baffle to position B (middle position)
for bag ging . R efer to the mac hines Operator
Man ual for the baffle adjustment procedure .
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