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Thefollowinginformationwillbehelpfulwhenusingthe
cuttingdeckwithyourtractor:
_ ARNING: Plan your mowing
pattern to avoid discharge of
materials toward roads, side-
walks, bystanders and the like.
Also, avoid discharging material
against a wall or obstruction
which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward
the operator.
• Donotmowat highgroundspeed,especiallyifa
mulchkit orgrasscollectoris installed.
• Forbest resultsit isrecommendedthatthefirsttwo
lapsbecutwiththe dischargethrowntowardsthe
center.Afterthefirsttwolaps,reversethedirectionto
throwthedischargeto theoutsideforthebalanceof
cutting.Thiswillgivea betterappearancetothe lawn.
• Donotcut the grasstooshort.Shortgrassinvites
weedgrowthandyellowsquicklyin dryweather.
• Mowingshouldalwaysbe donewiththe engineat full
throttle.
Underheavierconditionsit maybenecessaryto go
backoverthecut areaa secondtimetoget a clean
cut.
• DoNOTattempttomowheavybrushandweedsand
extremelytallgrass.Yourtractoris designedto mow
lawns,NOTclearbrush.
• Keepthebladessharpand replacethebladeswhen
worn.Referto Cutting Blades inthe Maintaining
YourLawnTractorsectionof this manualfor proper
bladesharpeninginstructions.
Mulching (If Equipped)
Selectmodelscomeequippedwitha mulchkitwhich
incorporatesspecialblades,alreadystandardonthe
tractor,ina processof recirculatinggrassclippings
repeatedlybeneaththe cuttingdeck.Theultra-fine
clippingsarethenforcedbackintothe lawnwherethey
actasa naturalfertilizer.
Figure 13
Observethefollowingpointsfor thebestresultswhen
mulching:
• Neverattemptto mulchifthelawnis damp.Wetgrass
tendstostickto theundersideof thecuttingdeck
preventingpropermulchingof theclippings.
DoNOTattemptto mulchmorethan1/3 thetotal
heightof thegrassorapproximately1-1/2inches.
Doingsowillcausethe clippingstoclumpupbeneath
thedeckandnotbe mulchedeffectively.
• Maintaina slowgroundspeedto allowthegrass
clippingsmoretimetoeffectivelybemulched.
• Alwayspositionthethrottlecontrolleverin theFAST
(rabbit)positionandallowit to remainthere while
mowing.Failingto keeptheengineatfull throttle
placesstrainon thetractor'sengineanddoesnot
allowthebladesto properlymulchgrass.
NOTE:It is notnecessaryto removethedischargechute
tooperatethemowerwiththe mulchkitinstalled.
Tooperatethecuttingdeckwithoutmulching,simply
removethemulchplugby unthreadingthe plasticwing
nutwhichfastensitto thecuttingdeck.Thiswillallowthe
clippingstodischargeoutthe side.SeeFigure13.
Headlights
• Thelampsare ONwhenevertheignitionkeyis moved
outofthe STOPposition.
• ThelampsturnOFFwhenthe ignitionkeyismovedto
theSTOPposition.
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WARNING
Plan your mowing pat-
tern to avoid discharge
of materials toward
roads, sidewalks, by-
standers and the like.
Also, avoid discharging
_aterial against a wall
_r obstruction which
may cause discharged
aterial to ricochet
back toward the
operator.