Manual

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 highgroundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkit or grasscollectoris installed,
, For bestresultsit is recommendedthatthe firsttwo
lapsbe cutwiththe dischargethrowntowardsthe
center,Afterthefirst twolaps,reversethe directionto
throwthe dischargeto the outsidefor the balanceof
cutting,Thiswill givea betterappearancetothe lawn,
Do notcut thegrasstoo short,Shortgrassinvites
weedgrowthandyellowsquicklyin dryweather,
Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewiththeengineat full
throttle,
Underheavierconditionsit maybenecessarytogo
backover thecut areaa secondtimeto get a clean
cut,
Do NOTattemptto mowheavybrushandweedsand
extremelytall grass,Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush,
Keepthe bladessharpandreplacethe bladeswhen
worn,RefertoCutting Blades inthe Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions,
Mu{ching (If Equipped)
Somemodelscomeequippedwitha mulchkit which
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardonthe
tractor,ina processof recirculatinggrassclippings
repeatedlybeneaththecutting deck,The ultra-fine
clippingsarethenforcedbackinto thelawnwherethey
actas a naturalfertilizer,Observethe followingpointsfor
the bestresultswhenmulching,
• Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp,Wetgrass
tendsto stickto the undersideof the cuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof the clippings,
Figure 10
Do NOTattemptto mulchmorethan 1/3 the total
heightof the grassorapproximatelylq/2 inches,
Doingso will causetheclippingsto dump upbeneath
the deckandnot be mulchedeffectively,
Maintaina slowgroundspeedto allowthegrass
clippingsmoretimeto effectivelybemulched,
, 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 cuttingdeckwithoutmulching,simply
removethe mulchplugby unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhichfastensit to the cuttingdeck,Thiswill allowthe
clippingsto dischargeoutthe side,SeeFigure10,
Headlights
, The lampsareON wheneverthe ignitionkeyis moved
out of the STOPposition,
• The lampsturn OFFwhen the ignitionkeyis 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.