Operation
A
WARNING
For safety reasons, grass and debris should
not be removed from any
of turbo or
collection system until engine is shut off, key
removed, and all moving parts have stopped.
I
A
WARNING
Before raising cart or twin-bag cover, shut off
engine, remove key, and set parking brake.
BEFORE OPERATION
Clear the lawn of all sticks, stones, wire and other
debris which maybecaughtorthrown bythemower
blades.
Clean the tube with mild detergent (other products
may damage tube). The flow of grass can be seen
through the tube while moving.
Check grass condition. If wet, wait until later in the
day. If grass is wet plugging may occur.
For -efficient bagging, air circulation under the
mower deck, through the chute and into the bag is
very important. For this reason, you should remove
grass and debris from underside of mower deck,
discharge chute and cover.
The tube and elbow can be removed
assembly
f o r c l e a n i n g . ,
OPERATING WITHOUT COLLECTION SYSTEM
When blower assembly is removed
mower deck. the deflector must be installed as
described in this section.
1. To operate without the grass collection system,
remove the blower assembly by loosening the
front wing nut on blower housing and slipping
belt off of the pulley. Reinstall the mower
deflector (figure 1) and the original hardware.
Install two carriage bolts from bottom and install
washers and nuts (A). Install the front washers
and nut (C). Be sure flat washers and
are used at all three locations.
Figure 1.
A. Nut
Washer
C. Nut
2.
and hook rubber strap into the notch (C) on the
arbor bracket.
A. cover
Rubber Strap
C. Notch
Figure 2. Front Cut Rider Shown
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