A mulchkit canbe purchased,Seethe ReplacementParts& Attach- mentssectionof this manualfor moreinformation.
USING THE DECK LIFT LEVER
Toraisethe cuttingdeck,movethe decklift levertothe left,then place 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.
Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenusingthe cuttingdeck withyourtractor:
Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward roads,sidewalks,bystandersandthe like.Also,avoiddischarging materialagainsta wallor obstructionwhichmaycausedischarged materialto ricochetbacktowardthe operator.
•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.
HEADLIGHTS
•The lampsare ONwheneverthe tractor'sengineis running.
•The lampsturn OFFwhenthe ignitionkeyis movedto the STOP position.
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