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TighteningallFasteners
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Tightenallnutsandboltsforthebafes(Figure8,
Figure9,Figure10andFigure11).
2.Rotatethebladesandensurethereisclearance
betweenthebladesandthebafes.Ifthereis
interference,loosenthebafeandrepositionit.
3.ForGrandStandmowers,lowerthemachine,remove
theplasticfromthehydraulictank,andconnectthe
battery.
4.ForGrandStandmowers,placethebatteryontothe
machine.
5.Securethebatterywiththeholddownplate,j-bolts,
andlocknuts.
6.First,installthepositive(red)batterycableto
positive(+)batteryterminalwithanut,washerand
bolt.Slidetherubbercoveroverthepost.
7.Theninstallthenegativebatterycableandground
wiretothenegative(-)batteryterminalwithanut,
washerandbolt.Slidetherubbercoveroverthe
post.
Operation
SelectingtheProper
Height-of-Cut
Removeapproximatelyoneinchornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
lushanddensegrassyoumayneedtoraisethe
height-of-cutsettingorconverttosidedischargeor
baggingoperations.
MowinginExtreme
Conditions
Airisrequiredtocutandrecutgrassclippingsinthe
mowerhousing,sodonotsettheheight-of-cuttoolow
ortotallysurroundthehousingbyuncutgrass.Always
trytohaveonesideofthemowerhousingfreefrom
uncutgrass,allowingairtobedrawnintothehousing.
Whenmakinganinitialcutthroughthecenterofan
uncutarea,operatethemachineslowerandbackupif
themowerstartstoclog.
MowingatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
every4–5days.However,grassgrowsatdifferentrates
atdifferenttimes.Thus,inordertomaintainthesame
height-of-cut,whichisagoodpractice,you’llneedto
cutmorefrequentlyinearlyspring;asthegrassgrowth
rateslowsinmidsummer,cutonlyevery8–10days.If
youareunabletomowforanextendedperioddueto
weatherconditionsorotherreasons,converttoside
dischargeorbaggingoptionsormowrstwiththe
height-of-cutatahighlevel;thenmowagain2–3days
laterwithalowerheightsetting.
MowingwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingor
shreddingthegrass.Adullbladewilltearandshredthe
grass.Tearingandshreddingcausesthegrasstoturn
brownattheedgeswhichimpairsgrowthandincreases
susceptibilitytodisease.
AfterOperating
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheunderside
ofthemowerhousingaftereachuse.Ifresidueis
allowedtobuildupinthemowerhousing,cutting
performancewilldecrease.
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