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Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeck with yourtractor:
WARNING: Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid discharge of
matedaJs toward roads, side°
waJks, bystanders and the Jike.
Nso, avoid discharging materiaJ
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
matedaJ to ricochet back toward
the operator.
Operatin
Your Lawn
Do not mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit or grasscollectoris installed,
• For bestresultsit is recommended that the firsttwo
lapsbe cut with the dischargethrowntowardsthe
center,After thefirst two laps, reversethe directionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting,This will givea betterappearancetothe lawn,
• Do notcut thegrass too short,Shortgrass invites
weedgrowthand yellowsquicklyin dryweather,
• Mowingshouldalwaysbe done with theengineat full
throttle,
• Underheavierconditionsit may be necessarytogo
backover thecut areaa secondtime to get a clean
cut,
,
Do NOTattemptto mow heavybrushand weedsand
extremelytall grass,Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush,
• Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhen
worn,Refer toCutting Blades on page22 of this
manualfor properblade sharpeninginstructions,
MuJching
(If Equipped)
Selectmodelscome equippedwith a mulch kit which
incorporatespecialblades,alreadystandardon the
tractor,in a processof recirculating grass clippings
repeatedlybeneaththecutting deck,The ultra-fine
c@pingsare thenforced backinto thelawnwherethey
act as a naturalfertilizer,
Observethe followingpointsfor the best resultswhen
mulching:
,
Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp,Wet grass
tendsto stick to the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof the c@pings,
• Do NOTattemptto mulch morethan 1/3the total
heightof thegrass or approximately 14/2 inches,
Doingso will causethe clippingsto clump up beneath
the deck and not be mulchedeffectively,
Figure 8
Maintaina slow groundspeedto allowthegrass
clippingsmoretime to effectivelybe mulched,
Alwayspositionthe throttlecontrol leverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionand allow it to remaintherewhile
mowing,Failingto keepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrainon thetractor'sengineand does not
allow thebladesto properlymulchgrass,
NOTE:It is not necessaryto removethe dischargechute
tooperatethe mowerwith the mulchkit installed,
To operatethe cuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethe mulch plugby pivotingthe dischargechute
up and pullingthe plug outward,Toreinstallplug:
Locatetwo rectangularholeson the cuttingdeck surface,
1, Pivotthe dischargechute up to accessthe deck
opening,See Figure8,
2, Insertthe mulchplug,aligningthe topedge of the
plug withthe deck as shownin the Figure8, Make
sure the notcheson the plug are in theslots on the
deck opening,
3, Lightlytap on the plug with yourhandto assurethat
the notchesfit snugly underthe chutetabs,
Headlights
• On some models,the lampsare ON whenever the
tractor'sengineis running,On othermodels,the
lampsare ON whenever the ignitionkey is movedout
of the STOPposition,
,
On all models,the lampsturnOFF whenthe ignition
key is movedto the STOPposition,
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tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
AJso, avoid discharging
materiaJ against a wall
or obstruction which
may cause discharged
materiaJ to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
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