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Operation
• When mowing in areas with sandy soil, use
low lift blades on the cutting deck and higher
cutting heights to minimize wear on the blower
components.
• When mowing in wet conditions, such as just after
a rain or in heavy dew, use low lift blades on the
cutting deck to minimize plugging of the blower.
• Maintaining a ground speed that does not pull
down the engine RPM will allow for the highest
productivity and best quality of cut. Bogging the
engine RPM down by going too fast will cause
plugging and quality of cut issues.
• When the hopper get full, the sound of the blower
will change and there will be slight blowout from
the front right corner of the deck. Emptying the
hopper at this point will minimize the potential
for the tube to plug.
Bagger Removal for Side Discharge
1. Shut off the deck drive, stop engine and wait for
all moving parts to stop. Remove key.
2. Remove the discharge tube by releasing the lock
pin at the blower. Rotate and pull the tube away
from the blower outlet adapter (see Figure 5).
Figure 5
1. Hopper assembly
2. Lower hopper links
3. Alarm
4. Deck sheave
5. Belt cover
3. Remove the belt cover by loosening the rear knob
and removing the front knob. The rear knob does
6. Discharge chute pin and
hairpin
7. Belt
8. Blower
9. Flexible tube
not need to be removed completely to remove
the belt cover.
CAUTION
The deck sheave will become very hot.
Touching a hot deck sheave can cause severe
burns.
Allow the deck sheave to cool completely
before removing the belt.
4. Pull the idler release handle and remove the belt
from the upper groove of the deck sheave.
5. Unlatch the front end of the blower. Pivot the
blower back and lift it off the deck.
6. Install the discharge chute using the chute pivot
pin and hairpin (see Figure 6).
Viewed from the right side
1. Hairpin
2. Chute Pivot Pin
Note: Install chute with the tabs to the rear of
the deck tabs as shown.
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening will
allow objects to be thrown in operator's or
bystander's direction. Also, contact with
blade could occur. Thrown objects or blade
contact can cause serious injury or kill you
or bystanders.
Never operate mower unless discharge
deflector, or entire grass collection system, or
mulch kit is installed.
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Figure 6
3. Discharge Chute
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