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Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeck with yourtractor:
_
ARNING: Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid discharge of
materials toward roads, side-
walks, bystanders and the like.
Also, avoid discharging material
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward
the operator.
• Do not mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit or grass collectoris installed.
• Forbest resultsit is recommended that the firsttwo
laps be cut with the dischargethrowntowardsthe
center.After thefirst two laps, reversethedirectionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting.This will givea betterappearanceto the lawn.
• Do notcut the grasstoo short.Shortgrass invites
weedgrowthand yellowsquicklyin dryweather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbe donewith the engineat full
throttle.
Underheavierconditionsit may be necessaryto go
backoverthe cut areaa secondtime to get a clean
cut.
• Do NOTattemptto mow heavybrushand weedsand
extremelytall grass.Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush.
• Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhen
worn. Referto Cutting Blades in the Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionof this manualfor proper
blade sharpeninginstructions.
Mulching
(If Equipped)
Selectmodelscome equippedwith a mulch kit which
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardon the
tractor,in a processof recirculating grass clippings
repeatedlybeneaththe cuttingdeck.Theultra-fine
clippingsare thenforcedback intothe lawnwherethey
act as a naturalfertilizer.
Figure 13
Observethe followingpointsfor the best resultswhen
mulching:
•
Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp. Wetgrass
tendsto stick to the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventing propermulchingof the clippings.
Do NOTattemptto mulch morethan 1/3 thetotal
heightof the grass or approximately1-1/2inches.
Doingsowill causethe clippingsto clump up beneath
thedeck and not be mulchedeffectively.
•
Maintaina slow groundspeedto allow the grass
clippingsmoretime to effectivelybe mulched.
•
Alwayspositionthethrottlecontrolleverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionand allow it to remainthere while
mowing.Failingto keepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrainon thetractor'sengineand does not
allowthe bladesto properlymulch grass.
NOTE:It is notnecessaryto removethe dischargechute
to operatethe mowerwith the mulch kit installed.
Tooperatethe cuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethe mulchplug by unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhich fastensit to the cuttingdeck.This will allowthe
clippingsto dischargeoutthe side. See Figure13.
Headlights
•
Thelampsare ONwheneverthe ignition keyis moved
outof the STOPposition.
•
Thelampsturn OFF whenthe ignition key ismovedto
theSTOPposition.
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0 perat ing
WARNING
Plan your mowing pat-
tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
Also, avoid discharging
_aterial against a wall
_r obstruction which
may cause discharged
aterial to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
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