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9.
Operating Height:
a. Move the machine to a
hard level surface area.
b. Use the hitch clevis
position to set the height
of the flails or brush tips
above the surface.
c. Set to between 3/8 inch
and 5/8 inch (9 mm and
15 mm) above the sur-
face to start.
d. Raise if the engine is
pulling down or if scalp-
ing is occurring.
e. Lower if the working area
is not being picked up
completely.
Fig. OPERATING HEIGHT
Brush
Flail
Clevis
NOTE
If the frame is set
too low, the tips of
the brush or flails will
contact the grass and
consume a lot of power.
Set so the ends just
dislodge the leaves or
debris so they can be
picked up.