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WARNING:PJanyourmowing
patternto avoiddischargeof
materialstowardroads,side°
waJks,bystandersandthelike.
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 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,
Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththeengineat full
throttle,
Underheavierconditionsit maybenecessarytogo
backover thecut areaa secondtime to get a clean
cut,
Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsand
extremelytall grass,Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush,
Keepthe bladessharpand replacethe bladeswhen
worn,RefertoCutting Blades inthe Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions,
Mu{ching (If Equipped)
Somemodelscomeequippedwitha mulchkit which
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardon the
tractor,ina processof recirculatinggrassclippings
repeatedlybeneaththecutting deck,The ultra-fine
clippingsarethenforced backinto thelawnwherethey
actas a naturalfertilizer,Observethe 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 mulchmorethan 1/3 the total
heightof the grass or approximatelylq/2 inches,
Doingso will causetheclippingsto dump up beneath
the deck and not be mulchedeffectively,
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 unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhichfastensit 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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