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Dixie Chopper ▪ 6302 E. County Road 100 N. ▪ Coatesville, IN ▪ 46121 ▪ www.dixiechopper.com
Start-Up and Operation
This mower is equipped with the patented Opera-
tor Controlled Discharge Chute (OCDC) to regulate
discharge. This discharge chute has a variable ad-
justment that ranges from fully open to fully closed.
In the fully closed position, it will serve to keep
some of the clipped material under the mower deck
for a longer period of time, in order to enhance
the mulching capabilities. This will also function as
a discharge safety shield. This discharge chute
should ALWAYS BE OPERATED IN THE FULLY
CLOSED POSITION WHEN MOWING NEXT TO
VULNERABLE OBJECTS
1. Handle: Used to raise and lower the OCDC.
2. Chute Adjustment: Used to adjust position
of the chute. May also be used to hold
chute between fully open or fully closed.
To adjust the OCDC, move handle to raise
or lower the screen to desired position.
BE AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS AT ALL
TIMES!
OCDC (Operator Controlled Discharge Chute)
OCDC Controls
Cut Height Setting
Set the mowing deck appropriately to achieve the
desired height of your cut. The recommended cutting
height is 2-3 inches (5-7 cm), though your preference
may be a higher or lower cut.
Tall grass or weeds should be cut with the mower
deck set to its highest position.
The fi rst time you mow, set the cut height slightly
higher than normal, then adjust accordingly.
Before setting cut height, the
engine must be OFF and the
parking brake must be engaged.
Mowing Speed
The mower is designed to operate most effi ciently at
maximum blade speed (engine 3600-3750 rpm).
The speed of the mower should allow the mower deck
blades to maintain this maximum speed while
mowing across turf. Control the ground speed with
speed control levers. Slow the mower for cutting tall
grass, grass that is heavy with moisture, or when
moving uphill. If ground speed is too fast, or blade
speed is too slow, mowing will be uneven because
mower blades will not be able to lift grass into cutting
position as mower passes over the ground.
OCDC
OCDC
Handle
Chute
Setting
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