Maintenance Instructions

 

ADJUSTMENTS

DANGER

Exhaust

 

 

 

 

Screen

4 to 4-1/2 in.

PINCH POINT - SPRING LOADED DOOR

 

(10.16 to 11.43 cm)

When lowering the door on the GHS

 

 

catcher, BE VERY CAREFUL to keep

 

 

hands, fingers, etc. out of the hinging

 

 

mechanism and away from the door frame

 

 

as the door closes. The springs that hold

 

 

the door closed during operation are very

 

 

powerful, and the door can slam shut with

 

 

considerable force.

 

 

WARNING

 

Adjustment Nut

DO NOT test the Grass-Pak®switch with

Adjusting the Grass-Pak®Switch

(Side View of Catcher Box)

the engine running. Projectiles CAN be

3. If adjustment is required, loosen front adjust-

thrown out of the grass delivery spout

and CAN cause serious injury to bystand-

ment nut then move aluminum shaft and vane to

ers or property damage.

the recommended measurement. Adjustments

 

 

should be done in very small increments check-

 

 

ing the measurement each time until the recom-

2. Measure from the exhaust screen (top of catch-

mended measurement is achieved.

er) to the top of the Grass-Pak®switch actuator

NOTE: It will not be possible to adjust the switch to

vane, refer to Adjusting the Grass-Pak®

Switch illustration. The proper measurement

give a signal at the precise instant the catcher is full

should be between 4 and 4-1/2 inches (10.16

for a wide variety of mowing conditions. For exam-

and 11.43 cm).

ple, wet heavy grass will fill the catcher differently

 

 

than dry fluffy grass, causing the signal to come on

 

 

a little sooner or later than usual. Primarily, the

 

 

switch should be adjusted to give the “full” signal

 

 

with a little advance warning before overfilling

 

 

and clogging of the grass delivery chute begins (re-

 

 

gardless of mowing conditions).

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