Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhen usingthe
cuttingdeckwith yourtractor:
_ARNING: Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid discharge of
materials toward roads, side-
walks,bystanders and the like.
Also, avoid discharging material
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward
the operator.
• Donot mowat high groundspeed,especiallyif a
mulchkitor grasscollectoris installed.
• Forbest resultsit is recommendedthatthefirst two
lapsbe cutwiththe dischargethrowntowardsthe
center.Afterthefirst twolaps, reversethedirectionto
throwthedischargetothe outsidefor the balanceof
cutting.Thiswill givea betterappearancetothe lawn.
• Donot cut the grasstoo short.Short grassinvites
weedgrowthandyellowsquicklyin dryweather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbedonewith theengineat full
throttle.
Underheavierconditionsitmaybe necessaryto go
backoverthecut areaa secondtime to geta clean
cut.
• DoNOTattemptto mow heavybrushand weedsand
extremelytallgrass.Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush.
• Keeptheblades sharpandreplacethe bladeswhen
worn.Referto Cutting Blades inthe Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionofthis manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
Mulching (If Equipped)
Selectmodelscomeequippedwitha mulchkit which
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardonthe
tractor,ina processof recirculatinggrassclippings
repeatedlybeneaththecuttingdeck.Theultra-fine
clippingsarethenforcedback intothe lawnwherethey
actas a naturalfertilizer.
Figure 13
Observethefollowingpointsforthe best resultswhen
mulching:
• Neverattemptto mulchif the lawnis damp. Wetgrass
tendstostick totheundersideof thecuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingofthe clippings.
DoNOTattemptto mulch morethan1/3 the total
heightofthe grassorapproximately1-1/2inches.
Doingsowill causethe clippingsto clumpup beneath
thedeckand notbe mulchedeffectively.
• Maintaina slowgroundspeedto allow the grass
clippingsmoretimetoeffectivelybe mulched.
• Alwayspositionthethrottlecontrollever in theFAST
(rabbit)positionandallowit to remaintherewhile
mowing.Failingtokeepthe engineat full throttle
placesstrainonthe tractor'sengineanddoes not
allowthebladesto properlymulchgrass.
NOTE:It is notnecessaryto removethedischargechute
tooperatethe mowerwith themulchkit installed.
Tooperatethecuttingdeck withoutmulching,simply
removethemulchplugby unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhichfastensit to the cuttingdeck. Thiswill allow the
clippingstodischargeoutthe side.SeeFigure13.
Headlights
• Thelampsare ON whenevertheignitionkeyis moved
outofthe STOPposition.
• Thelampsturn OFFwhenthe ignitionkeyis movedto
theSTOPposition.
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0perat ing
WARNING
Planyour mowing pat-
tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
Also, avoid discharging
_aterial against a wall
_r obstruction which
may cause discharged
aterial to ricochet
back toward the
operator.