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OPERATION -
MOWER
READ THE "RULES FOR SAFE OPERA-
TION" CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERAT-
ING YOUR
MOWER.
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
''DISENGAGED"
position
(Fig. 19).
2. Push
tractor
Clutch-Brake Pedal
fully
into brake
position.
3.
Place Gear Shift Lever in ''NEUTRAL" position.
NOTE: TRACTOR MUST HAVE
FOOT
PEDAL DEPRES-
SED AND MOWER BLADE CLUTCH LEVER IN
11
DIS-
ENGAGED"
POSITION
BEFORE TRACTOR WILL
START.
4. Start tractor and set engine speed to
about
1/3 to
1/2
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.
NEVER
"
ENGAGE"
MOWER
EXCEPT
WHEN SITTING
ON
TRACTOR
SEAT.
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 t
he fi
rst
gear and
increase
ground speed as
conditions
w
ill
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.
14
-
Inset)
. Moving
the
Knob counterclockwise (
0
)
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 will result
in
a more even distribution of
clippings and
more uniform cutting.
When
mowing
large
areas
(Fig.
20)
start
by
turning to the right so that the clippings
will
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.
FLIP-UP DISCHARGE GUARD
Your mower
has
a f lip-up Discharge Guard
(Fig.
19) for door
or gate clearance
when
held in raised position.
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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DEPTH
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
MOWER CLUTCH LEVER
"DISENGAGED" POSITION
MOWER CLUTCH LEVER
"ENGAGED" POSITION
FIGURE 19
FIGURE
20
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