Operation
ConvertingBacktoSide
Discharge
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(PTO)todisengageandturntheignitionkey
tooff.Alsoremovethekeyandpullthewire
offthesparkplug(s).
RemovingtheDischargeCoverfor
SideDischarge
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Retrievethepartsandfastenersthatweresetaside
inPreparingtheMower.
4.Removethewingnut,boltandthehingepin
securingtheside-dischargecoverinplaceandlift
thecoveroutandawayfromthedeck(
Figure6).
Retainallpartsforfutureuse.
Figure6
1.Grassdeector
4.Hingepin
2.Dischargecover5.Wingnut
3.Lowerlip
5.Reachinginsidetheside-dischargeopening,remove
thekickerandsetitandthelongboltasidefor
futureuse.Keepthelocknutforuseinthenext
step(Figure1).
Note:Thedeckringsandremainingkickerscan
remainonthedeckinside-dischargemode.
6.Reinstallthecutoffbafeinitsoriginalposition.
7.Lowerthegrassdeectoroverthedischarge
opening.
Important:Ensurethemowerhasahinged
grassdeectorthatdispersesclippingstothe
sideanddowntowardtheturf,whileinside
dischargemode.
OperatingTips
SelectingtheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuittheConditions
Removeapproximatelyoneinchornomorethat1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylush
anddensegrassyoumayhavetoraisetheheight-of-cut
settinganothernotchorconverttosidedischargeor
baggingoperations.
MowinginExtremeConditions
Airisrequiredtocutandrecutgrassclippingsinthe
mowerhousing,sodonotsettheheight-of-cuttoolow
ortotallysurroundthehousingbyuncutgrass.Always
haveonesideofthemowerhousingfreefromuncut
grass,allowingairtobedrawnintohousing.When
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