Operation
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Pre-Start
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
Ensuretheblower,doormesh,tubeandhopperare
ingoodcondition,properlyattached,andlatched.
ForunitsaboveSerialNumber600,000withTriton
decks:Makesurethattheadjustabledoglegbafeis
closedtomatchtheintakeintotheUltraVacBlower.
WARNING
Ifthedeckdischargeopeningandtheblower
intakeopeningdonotmatchcorrectly,it
willallowobjectstobethrowninoperator’s
orbystander’sdirection.Also,contactwith
bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryorkillyou
orbystanders.
Adjustdoglegbafetomatchintake
opening.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
Mowing
1.TheUltraVacQDSbloweroperateswhendeck
driveisengaged.Besurethatallpersonsareclear
ofthemowerdeckbeforeengagingthecutting
blades.Setthethrottleto“midway”position.Pull
outwardonthePTOswitchtothe“ROTATE”
position.Acceleratetofullthrottletobegin
mowing.
2.TodisengagethePTOandblower,setthe
throttleto“midway”position.Pushinonthe
PTOswitchtothe“STOP”positiontostopthe
cuttingbladesandblower.Thecuttingbladeswill
requireaslightlylongeramountoftimetocome
toacompletestopwhentheblowerisinstalled
onthedeck.Verifythatallrotationindicators
havestoppedbeforeclearingblowerassemblyor
mowerdeck
3.Toemptythehopper,rstshutoffdeckdrive.
Liftuponthehandletoopenthedoorandempty
thehopper.Iftheunitistobedrivenontoatruck
ortrailerwiththehopperfull,alwaysbackthe
unituptheramp.Thiswillreducethechanceof
rearwardtipup.SeetheTransportingsection
foradditionalinformationregardingloadinga
unitonatruckortrailer.
4.Closeandlatchthedoorbeforecontinuing
mowing.DoNotengagethecuttingbladeswhile
thedoorisintheopenposition.
Tipsformowingconditions:
•Whenmowinginareaswithsandysoil,use
lowliftbladesonthecuttingdeckandhigher
cuttingheightstominimizewearontheblower
components.
•Whenmowinginwetconditions,suchasjustafter
arainorinheavydew,uselowliftbladesonthe
cuttingdecktominimizepluggingoftheblower.
•Maintainingagroundspeedthatdoesnotpull
downtheengineRPMwillallowforthehighest
productivityandbestqualityofcut.Boggingthe
engineRPMdownbygoingtoofastwillcause
pluggingandqualityofcutissues.
•Whenthebagsgetfull,thesoundoftheblower
willchangeandtherewillbeslightblowoutfrom
thefrontrightcornerofthedeck.Emptyingthe
bagsatthispointwillminimizethepotentialfor
thetubetoplug.
•ForunitsbelowSerialNumber600,000:
Anti-blowoutkitsareavailableforleafcollection.
Theyhelptoprevent“chasing”theleaves.To
reduce“plowing”leaves,raisethedeckslightly.
•OnTriton:Raisefrontadjustablebafeto
reduceplowing.Loweringfrontadjustablebafe
mayprevent“chasing”.Matchdischargeopening
toUltraVacintakeforbestperformance.
BaggerRemovalforSideDischarge
1.Shutoffthedeckdrive,stopengineandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.Removekey.
2.Removethedischargetubebyreleasingthe
latchesattheblower.Slidethetubeofftheblower
outletandremovetheupperendfromthehood.
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