Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower Accessory User Manual

Operation
WARNING
Thefrontweightinstalledwithoutthebagger
maycauselossoftractionandsteering
controloranunstableconditionwhichcould
resultininjuryordeath.
Installthefrontweightonlywhenthebagger
isinstalled.
Note:Theremovableweightisheavy.Usecare
whenliftingit.Makesurethatyoucanhold
itsecurelybeforeliftingit.Usecautionwhen
positioningyourhandssothatyouDoNotsetit
downonyourhandsorngers.
11.Installthebaggerblades.Refertothemower
operator’smanualforbladeinstallation.
Note:Originalequipmentbladescanbeused;
howeverhighliftbladesarerecommendedfor
bestperformance.
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretainthebladecause
thebladetocomelooseandcouldseriously
injureorkillyouorbystanders.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades,
washersandbladeboltsasshowninthe
mowerOperator’smanual.
OperatingTips
LargerMachinewithBagger
Rememberthatthemowerislongerandwiderwith
thisattachmentinstalled.Byturningtoosharplyin
connedplacesyoumaydamagetheattachment.
Maintenance
Forbestcutquality,besuretocheckthedeckleveling
andbladeslope(rake).SeethetractorOperator’s
manual.
Trimming
Alwaystrimwiththeleftsideofthemower.DoNot
trimwiththerightsideofthemowerbecauseyou
coulddamagethebagger’schuteanddischargetube.
CuttingHeight
DoNotsetthemowercuttingheighttoolowbecause
longgrasssurroundingthemowercanpreventair
fromgettingunderthemowerandenteringthe
baggingsystem.Ifenoughairdoesn’tgetunderthe
mower,thebaggingsystemwillplug.
CuttingFrequency
Cutthegrassoften,especiallywhenitgrowsrapidly.
Youwillhavetocutyourgrasstwiceifitgets
excessivelylong.
CuttingTechnique
Forbestlawnappearance,besuretoslightlyoverlap
themowerintothepreviouslycutarea.Thishelps
reducetheloadontheengineandreducesthechance
ofpluggingthechuteanddischargetube.
UsingBagLiners
Althoughnotrequired,baglinersmaybeinserted
intoeachgrassbagtocollectclippingsandmake
disposalmoreconvenient(Figure9).Ifyouuseabag
liner,removethelledgrassbagandclosethetopof
theliner.Thenpullthelineroutofthegrassbagor
turnthebagupsidedownwhileholdingthehandle
onthebottomofthegrassbag,allowingthelinerto
slideout.
Figure9
1.Clothgrassbag
2.Bagliner
BaggingSpeed
Mostoftenyouwillbagwiththemowerthrottlein
theFastpositionanddriveatanormalgroundspeed.
However,inextremelydryanddustygrass,youmay
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