Table Of Contents; Safety - Peco DIXIE CHOPPER 38131511 Operator's Manual

GRASS COLLECTION SYSTEM
SECTION
Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Safety Alert Symbols - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Warranty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
I INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
II INSTALLATION FOR USE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Preparation Of Mower - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Top Side Frame Bracket Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Side Frame Bracket Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-9
Main Frame Bracket Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-11
Lower PTO Mount Bracket Installation - - - - - - - - - - 12
Top PTO Mount Bracket Installation - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Mount Arm / Receiver Tube Assy & Exhaust Shield
/ Top Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Exhaust Shield / Bottom Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Lower Mount Tube Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Upper Frame Assembly Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
PTO Drive Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16-17
Drive Assy & Belt Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Boot Kit Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Top Assy To Upper Frame Assy Installation - - - - - - - 20
Inlet Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Hinge Kit Assy Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Even Bag Fill Adjustment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
1. Read the operator's manual carefully and familiarize yourself with the proper use of your attachment. Do not allow
anyone who is not acquainted with the Safety Instructions to use your attachment.
2. Know the controls and how to stop them quickly. READ THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL!
3. Do not allow children to operate the machine. Do not allow adults to operate it without proper instruction.
4. Be especially watchful of children and pets entering into the area while operating.
5. Keep your eyes and mind on your machine while mowing or operating your attachment. Don't let others distract
you.
6. Do not attempt to operate your machine when not in the driver's seat.
7. Always shut off blades and engine when emptying the container.
8. Stop machine, shut off deck attachment, set parking brake, shut off engine and remove ignition key before
removing clogs, removing or replacing hose, boot, blower cone, or performing any maintenance.
9. Mow across the face of slopes (not more than 10 degrees); never up and down the face.
10. It is recommended that the collection bags be emptied when half full while operating on slopes. Start mowing on
slopes when the collection bags are empty.
11. Inspect your lawn and remove any foreign objects before mowing. Never deliberately run the mower across any
foreign object.
12. Wear hearing protection.
13. Wear eye protection to prevent debris from getting into your eyes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE SECTION
III OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
IV MAINTENANCE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42-43
V PARTS AND SERVICE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43

SAFETY

Bag Assy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Bag Assy Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Wiring Harness Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21-22
Length of Hose Adjustment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Upper Hose Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Lower Hose To Blower Cone Installation - - - - - - - - - 23
Lower Hose To Boot Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Impeller Blade Removal/Replacement - - - - - - - - - - 24
Weight Kit Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25-38
Exploded Views & Parts List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29-39
Overall Parts List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40
Safety Decals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
General Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Operation & Tips On Mowing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Disengagement Of The PTO Assembly - - - - - - - - - 42
Unloading The Collection System - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Maintenance Checklist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Lubrication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43
Parts And Service Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43
Torque Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45
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