Operator's Manual

Note:Inmostcases,thedebriscanbeshakenoutof
thetubes.
7.Iftheblowerassemblyisplugged,unlatchthebagger
blowerassembly,removethebelt,andswingitopen.
8.Useastickorsimilarobject,notyourhands,toremove
andcleartheobstructionfromtheblowerassembly.
9.Afteryouremovetheobstruction,installthecomplete
baggersystemandresumeoperation.
RemovingtheBagger
WARNING
Componentsaroundenginewillbehotifthe
machinehasbeenrunning.Touchinghot
componentscancauseburns.
•Donottouchenginecomponentswhenhot.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforeremovingthebagger.
1.DisengagethePTO,settheparkingbrake,andchock
orblockthetires.
2.Turnofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Unlatchthelowertubefromtheblowerandremove
thetubefromtheblowerassembly.
4.Removethetubefromthebaggerhood.
5.Lowerthemowerdecktothelowestheight-of-cut
position.
6.Unlatchthebeltcoveroverthemowerpulleyassembly.
7.Removethebaggerbeltfromthemowerpulley
assembly.
8.Opentheblowerassembly.
9.Removetheblowerassemblyfromthepivothole.
10.Ifyouarechangingtosidedischargemode,ensure
thegrassdeectorisinstalledandcanbeloweredinto
workingposition.
11.Removethehoodandbagassembly.
UsingtheGrassDeector
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Alwaysinstallthegrassdeectorwhenremoving
thebaggerandchangingtosidedischarge
mode.
•Ifthegrassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.Thegrassdeectorroutesmaterial
downtowardtheturf.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemachine.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertake-off
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytoOFFandremovethekey.
TransportingtheMachine
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebaggerwhiletransporting
themachine.
DANGER
Transportingthemachinewithgrassordebrisin
thebaggercandamagethemachine.
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebaggerwhile
transportingthemachine.
OperatingTips
MachineSize
Rememberthatthemachineislongerandwiderwiththis
attachmentinstalled.Byturningtoosharplyinconned
placesyoumaydamagetheattachmentorotherproperty.
Trimming
Alwaystrimwiththeleftsideofthemower.Donottrim
withtherightsideofthemowerbecauseyoucoulddamage
thebaggingtubes.
CuttingHeight
Foroptimumbaggingperformance,setthedeckheight-of-cut
toremovenomorethat51to76mm(2to3inches)or1/3of
thegrassheight,whicheverisless.Cuttingoffmorethanthis
willreducethecapacityofthevacuumsystem.
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