Operation
havestoppedbeforeclearingblowerassemblyor
mowerdeck
3.T oremovethebags ,rstshutoffdeckdrive,stop
theengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Openthehoodandremovethebagsbyliftingup
ontherearofthebag,thenunhookingthefront
clip.Emptythebagsbyinvertingthem.
4.Reinstallbags,closeandlatchhoodbefore
continuingmowing .
Tipsformowingconditions:
•Whenmowinginareaswithsandysoil,use
lowliftbladesonthecuttingdeckandhigher
cuttingheightstominimizewearontheblo wer
components.
•Whenmowinginwetconditions,suchasjustafter
arainorinheavydew ,uselowliftbladesonthe
cuttingdec ktominimizepluggingoftheblower.
•Maintainingagroundspeedthatdoesnotpull
downtheengineRPMwillallowforthehighest
productivityandbestqualityofcut.Boggingthe
engineRPMdownbygoingtoofastwillcause
pluggingandqualityofcutissues.
•Whenthebagsgetfull,thesoundoftheblower
willchangeandtherewillbeslightblowoutfrom
thefrontrightcornerofthedeck.Emptyingthe
bagsatthispointwillminimizethepotentialfor
thetubetoplug.
•ForunitsbelowSerialNumber600,000:
Anti-blowoutkitsareavailableforleafcollection.
Theyhelptoprevent“chasing”theleaves.To
reduce“plo wing”lea ves,raisethedeckslightly.
•OnTriton:Raisefrontadjustablebafeto
reduceplowing .Loweringfrontadjustablebafe
mayprevent“chasing”.Matchdischargeopening
toUltraVacintakeforbestperformance.
BaggerRemovalforSideDischarge
1.Shutoffthedeckdrive,stopengineandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.Removekeyandengage
parkingbrake.
2.Removethedischargetubeb yreleasingthe
latchesattheblower.Slidethetubeofftheblower
outletandremovetheupperendfromthehood.
Figure5
1.ClevisPin5.BeltCover
2.CasterArmWeight6.Blower
3.Hairpin7.Tube
4.FrontFloorpanWeight8.Bags
3.Removethebeltco verbylooseningtheknobs .
For60inchand66inchunitstheoutboardknob
doesnotneedtoberemov edcompletelyto
removethebeltcover.
CAUTION
Thedecksheavewillbecomeveryhot.
Touchingahotdecksheavecancausesevere
burns.
Allowthedecksheavetocoolcompletely
beforeremovingthebelt.
4.Pulltheidlerreleasehandleandremo vethebelt
fromtheuppergrooveofthedecksheave.
5.Unlatchthefrontendoftheblower .Pivotthe
blowerbackandliftitoffthedeck.
6.Installthedischargechuteusingthechutepivot
pinandhairpin(seeFigure6).
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