• Do NOT attempt to mow heavy brush and weeds and extremely tall grass. Your tractor is designed to mow lawns, NOT clear brush.
• Keep the blades sharp and replace the blades when worn. Refer to Cutting Blades on page 25 of this manual for proper blade sharpening instructions.
Mulching (If Equipped) |
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Select models come equipped with a mulch kit which |
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incorporates special blades, already standard on the |
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tractor, in a process of recirculating grass clippings |
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repeatedly beneath the cutting deck. The |
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clippings are then forced back into the lawn where they |
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act as a natural fertilizer. |
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Observe the following points for the best results when |
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mulching: |
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• Never attempt to mulch if the lawn is damp. Wet grass | Figure 13 |
tends to stick to the underside of the cutting deck |
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preventing proper mulching of the clippings. |
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Operating
Your Lawn
Tractor
•Do NOT attempt to mulch more than 1/3 the total height of the grass or approximately
WARNING
•Maintain a slow ground speed to allow the grass clippings more time to effectively be mulched.
•Always position the throttle control lever in the FAST (rabbit) position and allow it to remain there while mowing. Failing to keep the engine at full throttle places strain on the tractor’s engine and does not allow the blades to properly mulch grass.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the discharge chute to operate the mower with the mulch kit installed.
To operate the cutting deck without mulching, simply remove the mulch plug by unthreading the plastic wing nut which fastens it to the cutting deck. This will allow the clippings to discharge out the side. See Figure 13.
Plan your mowing pat- tern to avoid discharge of materials toward roads, sidewalks, by- standers and the like. Also, avoid discharging material against a wall or obstruction which may cause discharged material to ricochet back toward the operator.
Headlights
•On some models, the lamps are ON whenever the tractor’s engine is running. On other models, the lamps are ON whenever the ignition key is moved out of the STOP position.
•On all models, the lamps turn OFF when the ignition key is moved to the STOP position.
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