Snapper 1691998, 1691810 manual Operation, Awarning

Operation

AWARNING

For safety reasons, grass and debris should not be removed from any part of turbo or collection system until engine is shut off, key removed, and all moving parts have stopped.

II A WARNING

Before raising cart or twin-bag cover, shut off engine, remove key, and set parking brake.

BEFORE OPERATION

Clear the lawn of all sticks, stones, wire and other debris which maybecaughtorthrown bythemower blades.

Clean the tube with mild detergent (other products may damage tube). The flow of grass can be seen through the tube while moving.

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 important. For this reason, you should remove grass and debris from underside of mower deck, discharge chute and cover.

The tube and elbow can be removed asan assembly for cleaning . ,

OPERATING WITHOUT COLLECTION SYSTEM

When blower assembly is removed from mower deck. the deflector must be installed as described in this section.

1.To operate without the grass collection system, remove the blower assembly by loosening the front wing nut on blower housing and slipping belt off of the pulley. Reinstall the mower deflector (figure 1) and the original hardware. Install two carriage bolts from bottom and install washers and nuts (A). Install the front washers

(8)and nut (C). Be sure flat washers and lockwashers are used at all three locations.

2.Pivotthecover(A,figure2) overthearborpulley and hook rubber strap into the notch (C) on the arbor bracket.

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Figure 1.

A. Nut

6. Washer

C. Nut

A. cover

S. Rubber Strap

C. Notch

Figure 2. Front Cut Rider Shown

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