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FIGURE 15
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6-
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
A
READ T
HE
" RULES FOR
SAF
E OPERA-
TION
CAREFULLY
BEFORE OPERAT·
lNG
YOUR MOWER.
THE
MAIN
DRIVE
BELT (ENGINE TO CENTER
MAN
·
DREL) MUST BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED BEFORE OPERA-
TING.
A DR
IV
E BELT NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED CAN
BE RUINED
IN JUST A
FEW
MINUTES OF OPERATION.
REFER TO STEP 1, PAGE 4. THE MOWER MUST BE
LEVELED
FROM SIDE TO SIDE,
AND
FROM FRONT TO
REAR, BEFORE OPERATING. (REFER
TO
PAGE 5).
THIS
IS
NECESSARY FOR
LEVEL
AND
EFFICIENT MOWING.
NOTE:
Place
Gear
Shift
Lever
in neutral
and
unlock
Par
king
Brake.
Depress
tractor clutch pedal and
di
s
engage
Mower
Clutch Lever (Fig.
12). (Tractor
will
not
start
if
clutch pedal
is
not depressed and Mower Clutch
Lever
is
in "
IN"
position).
Also, tractor
will
not
start
if
Snubber Pull Rod
is
not
adjusted
properly. Refer
to
step 7,
page
4.
1.
Start tractor and set engine
speed
to
about 1/3
to
1/2
throt·
tie
before
engaging
mower. In either
case,
engage
or
disen·
gage
Mower Clutch Lever slowly.
After
mower
is
engaged,
s
et
to
full
throttle
.
A
NEVER ENGAGE MOWER EXCEPT WHEN
S
ITTIN
G
ON
TRACTOR SEAT.
2.
Start mowing in a
low
range
and increase ground
speed
as
conditions
will
permit. Average cutting height
is
approxi-
mately 2 - 1/2
to
2 - 3/4 inches. Height
of
cut
can
be
ad·
justed by
means
of
the
Lift
Lever (Fig. 13). Moving the lever
forward lowers the mower. Moving
it
backwards
raises
th
e
mower. The
lever latch
is
actuated
by
de
press
ing the latch
button at the
top
of
the lever handle (Fig. 12).
Each
notch
chang
es
the height
of
cut
approximately 1/2 inch.
3.
Should
some
intermediate height be desired, loosen the
two
Nuts
at
the
bottom
of
the Li
ft
Lever (Fig. 13). Rotate the
Lever forward
or
backward relative to the shaft. Forward
movement
will
raise
the height
of
cut. Rearward movement
will
lower the height
of
cut. This adjustment
will
rais
e
or
lower the cutting
ran
ge
approximately 1/2 Inch • the
equivalent
of
one notch on the
Lift
Le
ver Quadrant.
Re
·
tighten
Lift
Le
ver
Nut
s
secure
ly
.
4 .Drive
so
that clippings
are
discharged o
nto
the
area
that
has
been
cut.
See
Fig. 14
for
line
of
cut
on right hand side
of
mower.
Have
the
cu
t
area
to
the right
of
the machine. This
will
result in a more
even
distribution
of
clippings and more
uniform cuttin
g.
When
mowing
large
areas
(Fig. 15), start
by
turning
to
the
right
so
that
the clippings
will
be
dis·
charged away
from
shrubs, fences, driveways, etc.
After
two
or
three rounds, mow in the opposite direction
ma
king
left
hand turns u
ntil
finished.
If
grass
is
extr
emely tall,
it
should
be
mowed twice. The
first
time
cut
relatively high.
The second
time
to
the desired height. The le
ft
hand side
of
mower should
be
used
for
trimming.
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