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Shutting Off the Engine
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
To shut off the engine, release the blade-control bar.
Important: When you release the blade-control bar,
both the engine and blade should stop within 3 seconds.
If they do not stop properly, stop using your machine
immediately and contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
Recycling the Clippings
Your machine comes from the factory ready to recycle the
grass and leaf clippings back into the lawn.
If the grass bag is on the machine and the bag-on-demand
lever is in the bagging position, move the lever to the recycling
position; refer to
Operating the Bag-on-Demand Lever (page
13). If the side-discharge chute is on the machine, remove it;
refer to
Removing the Side-Discharge Chute (page
Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf
clippings from the lawn.
If the side-discharge chute is on the machine, remove it; refer
to
Removing the Side-Discharge Chute (page
bag-on-demand lever is in the recycling position, move it to
the bagging position; refer to
Lever (page
13).
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Raise and hold up the rear door
1. Rear door
2. Notches (2)
2. Install the grass bag, ensuring that the pins on the bag
rest in the notches on the handle
14). If the
Operating the Bag-on-Demand
(Figure
22).
Figure 22
3. Grass-bag pin (2)
(Figure
22).
3. Lower the rear door.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps in
Bag (page
13).
Operating the Bag-on-Demand
Lever
The bag-on-demand feature allows you to either collect or
recycle grass and leaf clippings while the grass bag is attached
to the machine.
•
To bag the grass and leaf clippings, press the button
on the bag-on-demand lever and move the lever forward
until the button on the lever pops up
14).
1. Bag-on-demand lever (in the bagging position)
•
To recycle or side-discharge the grass and leaf
clippings, press the button on the lever and move the
lever rearward until the button on the lever pops up.
Important: For proper operation, remove any grass
clippings and debris from the bag-on-demand door
and the surrounding opening
move the bag-on-demand lever from 1 position to
another.
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Installing the Grass
(Figure
23).
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24) before you
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