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Adjusting Reel Speed
1.
Verify the height-of-cut setting on the cutting
units. Use the column of the Reel Speed
Selection Chart listing either 5-blade, 8-blade, or
11-blade reels, and find the height-of-cut listing
nearest the actual height-of-cut setting. Look
across the chart to find the reel-speed number
that corresponds to that height of cut.
2.
Lift the cover from the control arm
Figure 46
1. Cover (control arm)
3.
Turn the reel speed control knob
the reel-speed number determined in Step 1.
Figure 47
1. Reel speed control
4.
Assemble the cover onto the control arm.
5.
Operate the machine for several days, then
examine the cut to ensure the quality of cut.
(Figure
46).
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2. Reel speed and backlap
control
(Figure
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2. Backlap control
The reel speed knob may be set 1 position on
either side of the reel-speed number indicated
on the chart to account for differences in grass
condition, grass length removed, and personal
preference.
Bleeding the Fuel System
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and remove the key.
2.
Ensure that the fuel tank is at least half full.
3.
Unlatch and raise the hood.
4.
Open the air-bleed screw on the fuel-injection
pump
(Figure
1. Fuel-injection pump bleed screw
5.
Turn the key in the ignition switch to the O
position.
The electric fuel pump runs, forcing air out
around the air-bleed screw.
Note:
Leave the key in the O
solid stream of fuel flows out around the screw.
6.
Tighten the screw and turn the ignition key to
O
.
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Note:
The engine should start after you follow the
procedure above. However, if the engine does not
start, air may be trapped between the injection pump
and injectors; refer to
(page
49).
Operating Tips
Mowing Techniques
•
To begin cutting, engage the cutting units, then
approach the mowing area slowly. Once the front
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48).
Figure 48
position until a
N
Bleeding Air from the Injectors
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