Operator's Manual

2.Slidethechuteassemblyoverthebloweropening
andontothemountingstuds(Figure20).
3.Lowerthehopperhoodandalignthechutewith
thehoodsnout.Securethechutetotheblower
with(4)5/16inchlocknutsand(2)chutebrackets
(
Figure20).
Figure20
1.Chuteassembly2.Chutebracket(2)
Operation
OperatingCharacteristics
(Whenusedwitha9cu.ft.or15cu.ft.Hopperkit)
CAUTION
Whengrasscollectorisremoved,neveroperate
withoutdeectorinplace.
Forbestperformance,regulatetractionpedaltokeep
enginerpmhighandsomewhatconstant.Agoodrule
tofollowis:decreasegroundspeedastheloadonthe
cuttingbladeincreases;andincreasegroundspeedas
theloadonthebladedecreases.Thisallowstheengine,
workingwiththetransmission,tosensetheproper
groundspeedwhilemaintaininghighbladetipspeed
necessaryforgoodquality-of-cut,vacuumingaction,
andtothrowgrassintohopper.Ifblowerspeeddrops
toolow,pluggingmayresult.RefertoCuttingUnitand
TractionUnitOperator’sManualforoperationofeach.
DANGER
Neverplacehandsorfeetinchute,blower,or
cuttingunit.
1.Thisgrasscollectorisdesignedforuseinwetordry
conditions.Donotcollectextremelylonggrassas
thehopperwilllltooquickly.
2.Whenbaggingwet,heavygrass,someclippings
maynotbethrowncompletelythroughthechute.
Theholeinthebottomofthechuteallowsthese
clippingstodropoutwithoutpluggingthechute.
Whenthishappens,reducegroundspeed.
3.Thebumperwhichprotectstheblowerhousing
doesn’textendfarenoughtoeliminatethechance
ofthebaggerstrikingastationaryobject.Stayfar
enoughawayfromobstructionstoavoidcollisions.
Trimwithleftsideofcuttingunitonly.
CAUTION
Usecaretoavoidcollisionbetweenhopperand
anystationaryobjects.Alwaystrimwithleft
sideofcuttingunit.
4.Whileoperating,checkfrequentlyforexcessive
clippingsleftonturforuncutgrass.Ifthose
conditionsoccur,theblowerorcuttingunitmay
beplugged.Stopunit,disengagePTO,setbrake
andshutoffignition.Checkforobstructionsinthe
chute,blowerorcuttingunit.Clearanyobstruction
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