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FIGURE3
IMPLEMENT LIFT HANDLE
The mower is raised or lowered manually
implement Ii.ft handle. Moving thelift
as far aspossible and locking the handle inthe nearest
notch inthe quadrant
(See Fig. 4) places the mower
the transport
position.
lowers the mower
to the cutting
ELECTRIC CLUTCH
The electric clutch engages anddisengages
power for driving the mower and is controlled
special switch (See Fig. 3or 5).
CUTTER BAR
Before each use of the mower, examine the cutter bar to
make sure it
is in good operating
machine onits side and check asfollows:
A WARNING
To avoid possible serious bodily
injury completely detach the mower
from the tractor before doing any
maintenance
onthe mower.
1. Thecutter bar should follow along a straight line and
should not be bent. The bar can be checkedwitha
straightedge.
6
by the
handle rearward
Moving the handle forward
positions.
the engine
by a
OPERATION
condition.
Lay the
4-1/2" (11.43 em)
(TRANSPORT)
in
2. If the cutter baris bent
curb, survey stake or other object, it should be
replaced as it may be damaged.
be a microscopic crackwhichcould grow,
piece of the barto break off
under the mower, causing serious bodily injury (See
"B", Fig. 6).
3. Examine theends of
between the turned upair
the side awayfrom thegrass.
dry or sandy soil, abrasive dust of sand particles can
wear away the metal
flat part (See "A", Fig. 6). If aslot forms ina bar as
shown in "B",
4. If the wear is allowed totake place for
the slot will grow, permitting apiece of
break off the bar and be thrown
causing possible
1.1/2" (3.81em)
rPIN
~GRIP
LIFT HANDLE
FIGURE4
ELECTRIC
CLUTCHSWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH
FIGURE5
asmay happen if
Thedamage might
and bethrown out
the cutter barandthe transition
vanes andthe flat
When cutting grass in
connecting thevanesand the
Fig. 6,the bar should be replaced.
from the mower,
serious bodily injury.
it strikes a
allowing a
from
part on
along time,
the vane to
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