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Stopping Mower | Using The Mower | ||
• Release blade engagement pedal all the way. | Observe safety rules listed on pages | ||
• Release the "Go" Pedal and depress the brake | for safe operation of your mower. | ||
| pedal. | • Before mowing, make sure that the cutting deck is | |
• When the mower comes to a complete stop, place | |||
leveled. For deck adjustment, refer to page 16. | |||
| the shift lever in neutral. | ||
| • You can engage the blade by pressing on the blade | ||
• Engage the parking brake by pulling up on the | |||
engagement pedal with your left foot while sitting | |||
| parking brake knob. | ||
| on the operator’s seat. | ||
• Turn ignition key to OFF position and remove key. | |||
• When mowing an area for the first time, watch out | |||
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NOTE: Do not leave the key in the ON position when | for objects lying on the grass. If you strike a foreign | ||
you are not operating the mower. Such action will drain | object, stop the engine. Remove wire from spark | ||
plug and thoroughly inspect the mower for any | |||
the battery dead. | |||
damage. Repair the damage before operating it | |||
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To Empty Grass Catcher | again. | ||
• Avoid scalping the lawn by adjusting the cutting | |||
• | Stop the mower completely, pull up on the | ||
height upwards and/or sharpening the blades. | |||
| parking brake knob and take the ignition key out. | ||
| • Mow at full throttle. Learn the terrain on which you | ||
| Get off the operator’s seat. | ||
| are mowing. For best mowing results, mow only | ||
• | Pivot the hood assembly up. Pull up the | ||
when the grass is dry. | |||
| grasscatcher bag by the handle and take it to the | ||
| • The recommended mowing pattern is given below: | ||
| proper disposal site. See Figure 10 . | ||
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• | Hold the bag away from your body. Push down |
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| on the bag lever and let the bottom section of |
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| the bag fall downwards. The grass clippings |
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| will be disposed of from the bottom. See Figure |
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| 10 . |
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• | Tap the bag on the ground so that the three legs |
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| of the bag press against the ground. The bag |
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| lever should snap close while you push the bag |
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| downwards. | • Mow grass often and in regular intervals so that you | |
• | Replace the bag on to the mower making sure | ||
can cut only 1/3 of the grass blade in one mowing. | |||
| the bag is placed on the flange on top of the | ||
| • To empty grass bag, stop the mower completely, | ||
| discharge chute. Pivot the hood assembly down. | ||
| engage the parking brake, and turn the ignition off. | ||
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| Bag Handle | This will prevent the hot engine exhaust gas from | |
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| browning the grass. | |
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| Mulching | |
| Grass Catcher | • Many communities no longer haul grass clippings | |
| to landfills. Composting the clippings from your | ||
| Bag | ||
| grass catcher is a viable solution. For this you will | ||
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| Push | have to empty the grass catcher at the designated | |
| composting site. | ||
| here | ||
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| • Your rider mower is equipped with a mulching plug | |
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| to mulch the grass and recycle into the lawn instead | |
| Hood | of collecting in the grasscatcher bag. | |
| Assembly | • Mulch only when the grass is dry. Mulching wet | |
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| grass may damage the underside of the deck | |
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| because wet grass tends to stick to it. Clean deck | |
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| thoroughly if you mulch wet grass. | |
| Figure 10 | • For effective mulching, overlap mowing paths so | |
| that the clippings are distributed evenly. | ||
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