Operation Manual

2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
4.Settheparkingbrakeifyouleavethemachine
unattended;refertoSettingtheParkingBrake.
Note:RemovethekeysfromtheignitionandKeyChoice
switches.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
AlwaysremovetheignitionandKeyChoicekeys
andsettheparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifitisjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheRecycleonDemand
Youcanactivateordeactivatetherecycle-on-demandfeature
whilethemachineismowingorisstopped.Ifyouarebagging
grassthatistallandthick,raisetheheight-of-cutandmow
ataslowerspeed.
1.Movetherecycle-on-demandlever(Figure4)forward
tocollectthegrassclippings.
2.Movetherecycle-on-demandleverrearwardtostop
collectingthegrassclippingsandrecyclethem.
EmptyingtheGrassCollector
Whenthegrasscollectorisfull,abuzzersoundsandthegrass
collectormustbeemptied.
Important:Topreventthedischargetunnelfrom
gettingclogged,disengagetheblades(PTO)whenthe
buzzersounds.
1.Disengagethelockinglatch(Figure15).
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Figure15
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO)andmovethethrottleto
theSlowposition.
3.Pullthegrasscollectordumpleverforwardandtiltthe
grasscollector(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.TEXTHERE
4.Emptythegrasscollector.
5.Beforereturningthegrasscollectortotheoperating
position,movethemachineforwardtoclearthegrass
collectorofthedepositedgrass.
6.Slowlylowerthedumplevertoreturnthegrass
collectortotheoperatingposition.
Rear-dischargingtheGrass
Clippings
Occasionally,youmayneedtocutthelawnwithoutthegrass
collectorwhenthegrassistoolongforcollecting.
1.Disengagethelockinglatch(Figure17).
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