FIGURE3
IMPLEMENT LIFT HANDLE
The mower
is raised
or lowered
manually
by the
implement Ii.ft handle.
Moving thelift
handle rearward
as far aspossible and locking the handle inthe nearest
notch inthe quadrant
(See Fig. 4) places the mower
in
the transport
position.
Moving the handle forward
lowers the mower
to the cutting
positions.
ELECTRIC CLUTCH
The electric clutch engages anddisengages
the engine
power for driving the mower and is controlled
by a
special switch (See Fig. 3or 5).
1.1/2" (3.81em)
rPIN
~GRIP
LIFT HANDLE
4-1/2" (11.43 em)
(TRANSPORT)
FIGURE4
ELECTRIC
CLUTCHSWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH
FIGURE5
OPERATION
CUTTER BAR
Before each use of the mower, examine the cutter
bar to
make sure it
is in good operating
condition.
Lay the
machine onits side and check asfollows:
A
WARNING
To avoid possible
serious
bodily
injury completely detach the mower
from the
tractor before doing any
maintenance
onthe mower.
1. Thecutter bar should follow along a straight line and
should not be bent. The bar can be checkedwitha
straightedge.
6
2. If the cutter
baris bent
asmay happen if
it strikes a
curb, survey stake or other object,
it should
be
replaced as it
may be damaged.
Thedamage might
be a microscopic crackwhichcould grow,
allowing a
piece of the barto break off
and bethrown out
from
under the mower, causing serious bodily injury
(See
"B", Fig. 6).
3. Examine theends of
the cutter barandthe transition
between the turned upair
vanes andthe flat
part on
the side awayfrom thegrass.
When cutting grass in
dry or sandy soil, abrasive dust of sand particles
can
wear away the metal
connecting
thevanesand the
flat part (See "A", Fig. 6). If aslot
forms ina bar as
shown in "B",
Fig. 6,the bar should be replaced.
4. If the wear is allowed
totake place for
along time,
the slot will grow, permitting
apiece of
the vane to
break off the bar
and be thrown
from the mower,
causing possible
serious bodily injury.
