Manual

MULCHING
A mulch kit is available as an attachment. Mulching is a process of
recirculating grass clippings repeatedly beneath the cutting deck.
The ultra-fine clippings are then forced back into the lawn where
they act as a natural fertilizer.
A mulchkit canbe purchased.Seethe ReplacementParts& Attach-
mentssectionof this manualfor moreinformation.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethecuttingdeck,movethe decklift levertothe left,thenplace
it in the notchbestsuitedfor yourapplication.Referto SettingThe
CuttingHeightearlierinthis Operationsection.
MOWING
Tohelpavoidbladecontactor a thrownobjectinjury,keepbystand-
ers,helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feetfromthe machine
whileit is inoperation.Stop machineif anyoneentersthearea.
Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhenusingthe cuttingdeck
withyourtractor:
Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward
roads,sidewalks,bystandersandthe like.Also,avoiddischarging
materialagainsta wallor obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged
materialto ricochetbacktowardthe operator.
HEADLIGHTS
• The lampsare ONwheneverthe tractor'sengineis running.
• The lampsturn OFFwhentheignitionkeyis movedto the STOP
position.
• Do not mowat highgroundspeed,especiallyif a mulchkitor
grasscollectoris installed.
• For bestresultsit is recommendedthatthe firsttwolaps becut
withthe dischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe first two
laps,reversethe directionto throwthe dischargeto the outside
for the balanceof cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearanceto the
lawn.
• Do notcut thegrasstoo short.Shortgrassinvitesweedgrowth
andyellowsquicklyindry weather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththe engineat full throttle.
• Underheavierconditionsit maybenecessaryto go backoverthe
cutareaa secondtimeto geta cleancut.
• Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsandextremely
tall grass.Yourtractoris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear
brush.
• Keepthe bladessharpandreplacethe bladeswhenworn.Refer
to CuttingBladesin the Servicesectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
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