Exmark QSS708GEM42200 - Operating Tips

Operation
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1.Full-widthrampin
stowedposition
4.Rampisatleastfour
times(4X)aslongasthe
heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,
operatetheengineattheFastposition.Airisrequired
tothoroughlycutgrassclippings,soDoNotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
byuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohaveonesideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpany
unevenground.However,thecuttingheightusedin
thepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.Whencutting
grasslongerthansixinchestall,youmaywanttocut
thelawntwicetoensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
Cut1/3oftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrowsmore
slowly.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowatCorrectIntervals
Normally,moweveryfourdays.Butremember,
grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.
Sotomaintainthesamecuttingheight,whichisa
goodpractice,mowmoreofteninearlyspring.As
thegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,mow
lessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextended
period,rstmowatahighcuttingheight;thenmow
againtwodayslateratalowerheightsetting.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheight
toensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylonger
thannormal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighthigherthanusual
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
WhenStopping
Ifthemachine’sforwardmotionmustbestopped
whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydrop
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