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WARNING: PJan yourmowing
patternto avoiddischarge of
materials towardroads,side°
waJks, bystanders andthe like.
Nso, avoid discharging material
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
materiaJ to ricochet back toward
the operator.
Do not mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit or grasscollectoris installed,
,
For bestresultsit is recommended that the firsttwo
lapsbe cut with the dischargethrowntowardsthe
center,After thefirst two laps, reversethe directionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting,This will givea betterappearancetothe lawn,
Do notcut thegrass too short,Shortgrass invites
weedgrowthand yellowsquicklyin dryweather,
Mowingshouldalwaysbe done with theengineat full
throttle,
Underheavierconditionsit may be necessarytogo
backover thecut areaa secondtime to get a clean
cut,
Do NOTattemptto mow heavybrushand weedsand
extremelytall grass,Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush,
Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhen
worn,Refer toCutting Blades in the Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions,
Mu{ching
(If Equipped)
Somemodelscomeequippedwith a mulchkit which
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardon the
tractor,in a processof recirculating grass clippings
repeatedlybeneaththecutting deck,The ultra-fine
clippingsare thenforced backinto thelawnwherethey
act as a naturalfertilizer, O bservethe followingpointsfor
the best resultswhenmulching,
• Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp,Wet grass
tendsto stick to the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof the clippings,
Figure 10
Do NOTattemptto mulch morethan 1/3 the total
heightof the grass or approximatelylq/2 inches,
Doingso will cause theclippingsto dump up beneath
the deck and not be mulchedeffectively,
Maintaina slow groundspeedto allowthegrass
clippingsmoretime to effectivelybe mulched,
,
Alwayspositionthe throttlecontrol leverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionand allow it to remaintherewhile
mowing,Failingto keepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrainon thetractor'sengineand does not
allow thebladesto properlymulchgrass,
NOTE:It is not necessaryto removethe dischargechute
tooperatethe mowerwith the mulchkit installed,
To operatethe cuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethe mulch plugby unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhich fastensit to the cuttingdeck,This will allowthe
clippingsto dischargeoutthe side, See Figure10,
Headlights
,
The lampsare ON wheneverthe ignitionkeyis moved
out of the STOPposition,
• The lampsturn OFFwhen the ignitionkey is movedto
the STOPposition,
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tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
A so, avo d d scharg rig'
material against a wall
or obstruction which
may cause discharged
material to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
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