OPERATION
Before Operation
Clear the lawn of all sticks, stones, wire and other debris which may be caught or thrown by the mower blades.
Clean the tube with mild detergent (other products may damage tube). The flow of grass can be seen through the tube while mowing.
Check grass condition. If wet, wait until later in the day. If grass is wet, plugging may occur.
For efficient bagging, air circulation under the mower deck, through the chute and into the bag is very impor- tant. For this reason, you should remove grass and debris from underside of mower deck, discharge chute and cover.
The blower, tube and elbow can be removed for clean- ing.
During Operation
Grass should be cut often, and not too short. If grass is too long or lush it may be necessary to keep ground speed to a minimum or to cut only half the width to pre- vent clogging. If grass is high, operate with mower in high cutting position. Cut the grass again in lower cutting position, if desired.
The collector is full when grass builds at the window.
Always operate with throttle at full speed.
Dumping Grass and Leaves
1.Back the tractor to the desired place for unloading. Shut the tractor's engine of before getting off the trac- tor's seat.
2.Unhook the strap from the door lock and raise the cover assembly to the open position. Lock the cover in place by hooking the strap to the locking tab in place by hooking the to the locking tab (Figure 29). Also see Figure 30.
3.Move the latch handle to the unlock position and dump the cart's box using one of the front lift handles. The connecting sleeve will slide off the discharge chute and the cart's box will dump at a 90° angle for quick unloading.
4.If bagging the grass clippings is desired, the grass can be pulled from the cart at the curve side into a plastic lawn bag. Also, the grass can be dumped onto a tarp for throwing into a trailer.
Operation
CAUTION
The maximum weight capacity of the cart is 400 lbs. Do not exceed.
Figure 29. Opening the Cover
Figure 30. Emptying the Cart
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