Checking the Blade Brake
Clutch
Check the blade control bar and the blade control lever
before each use to ensure that the blade brake clutch
system is operating properly.
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional test
to check the blade brake clutch mechanism:
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge tunnel.
2. Start the engine.
3. Engage the blade.
4. Release the blade control bar. If the bag does not
immediately deflate, it indicates that the blade is
still rotating. The blade brake clutch mechanism
may be deteriorating, and, if ignored, could result in
an unsafe operating condition. Have the machine
inspected and serviced by an Authorized Service
Dealer.
DANGER
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative, the
blade will continue to rotate when you release the
blade control bar. Contact with blade could occur,
causing serious injury.
•
Check the blade brake clutch operation before
each use.
•
Never use a machine equipped with a blade
brake clutch that has an inoperative safety
system.
•
Take your machine to an Authorized Service
Dealer for repair if the safety system fails to
operate properly.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
The front wheels are adjusted individually with a wheel
height adjustment lever (Figure 16). The rear wheels are
adjusted together with a wheel height adjustment lever
located above the left rear wheel (Figure 17).
Cutting heights are 1 inch (25 mm), 1-1/2 inches (38
mm), 2 inches (51 mm), 2-1/2 inches (64 mm), 3 inches
(76 mm), and 3-1/2 inches (89 mm), and 4 inches (102
mm).
Note:
Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting height
setting.
DANGER
Adjusting the cutting height levers could bring
your hands into contact with a moving blade and
result in serious injury.
•
Stop the engine and wait for all movement to
stop before adjusting the cutting height.
•
Do not put your fingers under the housing
when adjusting the cutting height.
Adjusting the Front Cutting Height
1. Pull each of the front wheel height adjustment
levers toward the wheel (Figure 16) and move it to
the desired setting.
Figure 16
1.
Wheel height adjustment lever (at the highest setting)
2.
Wheel height adjustment lever (at the lowest setting)
2. Release the wheel height adjustment lever and seat
it securely in the notch.
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