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Stopping Engine and Blade
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Release the blade control handle to stop the engine
and blade.
WARNING:
for a few seconds after the engine is shut off.
Neutral Adjustment Test
•
To perform this test, answer the following questions
after having started the mower and engaged the
drive clutch control:
1. With the engine OFF and the drive clutch
control released, push mower forward and pull
it backward. Does it move freely?
2. Squeeze drive clutch control and pull the
mower backward. Do rear wheels lock up?
3. Is the drive clutch control cable free of kinks or
sharp bends?
•
If you answered "yes' to all three questions, your
mower passed the test and you can start your
mower. If you answered "no" to any of the three
questions, you need to perform the "Drive Clutch
Control Adjustment" as instructed on page 13.
Locking Casters
If you are cutting grass on a slope, always
IMPORTANT:
lock the front wheel casters of your mower for straight
ahead operation. On level ground you may leave the
casters unlocked to pivot freely.
Locked
Position
Figure 11
•
To turn the mower on a slope with casters locked,
depress the upper handle and raise the front
wheels slightly.
•
To lock caster: Lift and place the lock pin in the
larger hole on each caster. See Figure 11.
•
To unlock caster: Lift and place the lock pin in the
smaller hole to allow casters to rotate freely. See
Figure 11.
WARNING:
casters unlocked since the mower can drift
downhill.
The blade continues to rotate
Unlocked
Position
Do not mow on slopes with
Bagging Grass Clippings
This mower can bag grass clippings. For that, you will
have to install the grass bag on to the unit.
•
Remove the three wing nuts holding the mulching
baffle or side discharge chute in place. Then
remove the plug or the chute as the case may be.
See Figure 12.
•
Replace with bagging adapter. Attach using three
wing nuts removed earlier. Be sure that inner lip of
attachment goes under the edge of the deck. See
Figure 13.
Insert bagging
adapter here
•
Lift chute door and slide bag onto adapter. Top of
bag rests on wire bracket that extends between the
handles. See Figure 14.
Chute
Door
Emptying Your Grass Bag
•
Lift grass bag from the bagging adapter using the
lower handle of the grass bag. While holding the
lower handle, lift up the rear section of the grass
11
Wing Nut
Remove
mulching baffle
Wing Nut
Figure 12
Figure 13
Lift bag
Lower Handle of
Grass Bag
Figure 14
here
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