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Thefollowinginformationwill be helpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
WARNING: Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid discharge of
matedaJs toward roads, side°
waJks, bystanders and the Jike.
Nso, avoid discharging materiaJ
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
matedaJ to ricochet back toward
the operator.
Operatin
Your Lawn
Do not mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit or grasscollectoris installed,
• For bestresultsit is recommendedthat the firsttwo
lapsbe cutwith the dischargethrowntowardsthe
center,Afterthefirst two laps, reversethe directionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting,Thiswill givea betterappearancetothe lawn,
• Do notcut thegrass too short,Shortgrass invites
weedgrowthandyellowsquicklyin dryweather,
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedone 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,RefertoCutting Blades onpage22 of this
manualfor properbladesharpeninginstructions,
MuJching (If Equipped)
Selectmodelscomeequippedwith a mulch kit which
incorporatespecialblades,alreadystandardon the
tractor,ina processof recirculatinggrassclippings
repeatedlybeneaththecutting deck,The ultra-fine
c@pingsarethenforced backinto thelawnwherethey
actas a naturalfertilizer,
Observethe followingpointsfor the best resultswhen
mulching:
, Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp,Wet grass
tendsto stick to the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof the c@pings,
• Do NOTattemptto mulch morethan 1/3the total
heightof thegrass or approximately14/2 inches,
Doingso will causethe clippingsto clump up beneath
the deck and not be mulchedeffectively,
Figure 8
Maintaina slowgroundspeedto allowthegrass
clippingsmoretimeto effectivelybe mulched,
Alwayspositionthe throttlecontrolleverin the FAST
(rabbit)positionandallow it to remaintherewhile
mowing,Failingto keepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrainon thetractor'sengineanddoes not
allow thebladesto properlymulchgrass,
NOTE:Itis not necessaryto removethe dischargechute
tooperatethe mowerwith the mulchkit installed,
To operatethe cuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethe mulchplugby pivotingthe dischargechute
upand pullingthe plug outward,Toreinstallplug:
Locatetworectangularholeson the cuttingdeck surface,
1, Pivotthe dischargechute up to accessthe deck
opening,SeeFigure8,
2, Insertthe mulchplug,aligningthe topedge of the
plugwiththe deck as shownin the Figure8, Make
sure the notcheson the plug are in theslots on the
deckopening,
3, Lightlytap on the plug with yourhandto assurethat
the notchesfit snugly underthe chutetabs,
Headlights
• On somemodels,the lampsare ON wheneverthe
tractor'sengineis running,Onothermodels,the
lampsareON wheneverthe ignitionkeyis movedout
of the STOPposition,
, On all models,the lampsturnOFF whenthe ignition
keyis movedto the STOPposition,
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tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
AJso, avoid discharging
materiaJ against a wall
or obstruction which
may cause discharged
materiaJ to ricochet
back toward the
operator.
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