Using The Grass Bag - Exmark 30" Operator's Manual

Figure 13
1. Front quadrant block

Using the Grass Bag

• Installing the Grass Bag
1. Release the blade control lock lever and wait
for the blade and all moving parts to stop.
2. If the mulch plug is installed on the mower,
remove it (refer to Removing the Mulch Plug).
If the side discharge deflector is on, remove it
and install the side discharge door (refer to
Using the Side Discharge Deflector).
3. Open the rear discharge door.
4. Grasp the handle on the bag and set the rear
of the bag frame onto the handle bracket
notch (Figure 14).
Figure 14
1. Bag
2. Handle
3. Bag frame
5. Once the bag is seated, lower the rear
discharge door onto the bag.
2. Cutting heights
4. Handle bracket notch
5. Rear door
6. Lower
• Mowing with the Grass Bag
WARNING
A worn grass bag could allow small stones
and other similar debris to be thrown in the
operator's or bystander's direction. Thrown
objects can result in serious personal injury or
death to the operator or bystanders.
Check the grass bag frequently. If it is
damaged, install a new Exmark replacement
bag.
Cut the grass until the bag is full. To see if the
grass bag is full, release the blade control lock
lever and wait for the blade to stop. Feel the bag to
determine whether the bag needs to be emptied.
Note: Do Not overfill the bag.
• Removing the Grass Bag
1. Release the blade control lock lever and wait
for the blade and all moving parts to stop.
2. Raise the rear discharge door and grasp the
handle on the bag.
3. Lift the bag off of the lawn mower and lower
the rear discharge door.
4. Gradually tip the bag forward to empty the
clippings.
5. To install the bag, refer to the section on
Installing the Grass Bag.
DANGER
If the rear discharge door does not close
completely, the lawn mower could throw
objects. Thrown objects can result in
serious personal injury or death to the
operator or bystanders.
• Never open the door to the rear
discharge opening when the blades are
still moving.
• If you cannot close the door because
the grass clippings clog the discharge
area, stop the engine and gently move
the discharge door handle back and
forth until you can close the door
completely. If you still cannot close the
door, remove the obstruction with a
stick, not your hand.
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Operation