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OPERATRON
= MOWER
READ THE "RULES
FOR SAFE OPERA-
TION"
CAREFULLY
BEFORE
OPERAT-
ING YOUR MOWER,
1
I
THE
MOWER
MUST BE ADJUSTED
PROPERLY
FROM
FRONT
TO REAR AND
LEVELED
FROM SIDE TO SIDE
"BEFORE OPERATING.
THIS IS NECESSARY
FOR LEVEL
AND EFFICIENT
MOWING
REFER TO PAGE 10.
1. Place Mower
Blade Clutch
Lever in I'DISENGAGED"
position (Fig_ 19),
2o Push tractor
Clutch-Brake
Pedal fully
into brake
position.
3. Place Gear Shift
Lever in "NEUTRAL"
position.
NOTE: TRACTOR
MUST BE IN NEUTRAL
AND MOWER
BLADE
CLUTCH
LEVER
IN "DISENGAGED"
POSITION
BEFORE TRACTOR WILL START
4o Start tractor and set engine speed to about 1/3 to t/2 throt-
tle before engaging mower. After
mower is "ENGAGED"
and you have started forward travel, set to FULL THROT-
TLE,
NOTE:
"ENGAGE"
OR "DISENGAGE"
MOWER
BLADE
CLUTCH
LEVER SLOWLY,,
A
NEVER
"ENGAGE"
MOWER
EXCEPT
WHEN
SITTING
ON TRACTOR
SEAT°
DEPTH
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
MOWER
CLUTCH
LEVER
'*DISENGAGED"
POSITION
MOWER
CLUTCH
LEVER
"ENGAGED"
POSITION
LIFT
LEVER
LIFT
LEVER
GUARD
FIGURE 19
NOTE:
ALWAYS
MOW WITH
THROTTLE
CONTROL
IN
"FAST"
POSITION.
THIS
RESULTS
IN BETTER
GRASS
CUT, BETTER
ENGINE
COOLING,
AND
BETTER
FUEL
ECONOMY.
5, Use Lift
Lever to lower
mower
into
cutting
position,
Start
mowing
in
the
first
gear
and
increase
ground
speed
as
conditions
wilt
permit.
Average
cutting
height
is approxi-
mately
2 - 1/2 to 2 - 3/4 inches, Height
of cut can be adjust.
ed by
means
of the
Depth
Adjustment
Knob
(Fig.
19),
Moving
the Knob
clockwise
{ _
) raises the mower
(Fig.
t4
- Inset).
Moving
the Knob
counterclockwise
( !(_
)
lowers
the mower.
6, Drive
so that clippings are discharged
onto
the area that has
been
cut.
Have
the cut
area to the
right
of the machine.
This
wilt
result
in a more even distribution
of clippings
and
more
uniform
cutting
When
mowing
large areas (Fig,. 201
start
by turning
to the right
so that the clippings
wlt
be
discharged
away from
shrubs,
fences,
driveways,
etc, After
two
or three
rounds,
mow in the opposite
direction
making
left
hand
turns
until
finished,
if
grass is extremely
tall,
it
should
be mowed
twice,, The first
time
cut relatively
high,
The
second
time
to the desired
height
The
left hand
side
of mower
should
be used for trimming.
FLBP-UP
DtSCNARGE
GUAI D
Your mower has a flip-up Discharge Guard (Fig. 19) for door
or gate clearance when held in raised position
(
T
"
...........
ii • i
FIGURE
20
MAKE
SURE
MOWER
BLADE
CLUTCH
LEVER
IS IN "DISENGAGED"
POSITION
AND BLADES
HAVE STOPPED BEFORE
RAISING
DISCHARGE
GUARD (DEFLEC-
TOR),, NEVER
OPERATE
MOWER WITH-
OUT
DISCHARGE
GUARD
iN OPERAT-
ING POSITION.
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