Operation
WARNING
Thefrontweightinstalledwithoutthebagger
maycauselossoftractionandsteering
controloranunstableconditionwhichcould
resultininjuryordeath.
Installthefrontweightonlywhenthebagger
isinstalled.
Note:Theremovableweightisheavy.Usecare
whenliftingit.Makesurethatyoucanhold
itsecurelybeforeliftingit.Usecautionwhen
positioningyourhandssothatyouDoNotsetit
downonyourhandsorngers.
11.Installthebaggerblades.Refertothemower
operator’smanualforbladeinstallation.
Note:Originalequipmentbladescanbeused;
howeverhighliftbladesarerecommendedfor
bestperformance.
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretainthebladecause
thebladetocomelooseandcouldseriously
injureorkillyouorbystanders.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades,
washersandbladeboltsasshowninthe
mowerOperator’smanual.
OperatingTips
LargerMachinewithBagger
Rememberthatthemowerislongerandwiderwith
thisattachmentinstalled.Byturningtoosharplyin
connedplacesyoumaydamagetheattachment.
Maintenance
Forbestcutquality,besuretocheckthedeckleveling
andbladeslope(rake).SeethetractorOperator’s
manual.
Trimming
Alwaystrimwiththeleftsideofthemower.DoNot
trimwiththerightsideofthemowerbecauseyou
coulddamagethebagger’schuteanddischargetube.
CuttingHeight
DoNotsetthemowercuttingheighttoolowbecause
longgrasssurroundingthemowercanpreventair
fromgettingunderthemowerandenteringthe
baggingsystem.Ifenoughairdoesn’tgetunderthe
mower,thebaggingsystemwillplug.
CuttingFrequency
Cutthegrassoften,especiallywhenitgrowsrapidly.
Youwillhavetocutyourgrasstwiceifitgets
excessivelylong.
CuttingTechnique
Forbestlawnappearance,besuretoslightlyoverlap
themowerintothepreviouslycutarea.Thishelps
reducetheloadontheengineandreducesthechance
ofpluggingthechuteanddischargetube.
UsingBagLiners
Althoughnotrequired,baglinersmaybeinserted
intoeachgrassbagtocollectclippingsandmake
disposalmoreconvenient(Figure9).Ifyouuseabag
liner,removethelledgrassbagandclosethetopof
theliner.Thenpullthelineroutofthegrassbagor
turnthebagupsidedownwhileholdingthehandle
onthebottomofthegrassbag,allowingthelinerto
slideout.
Figure9
1.Clothgrassbag
2.Bagliner
BaggingSpeed
Mostoftenyouwillbagwiththemowerthrottlein
theFastpositionanddriveatanormalgroundspeed.
However,inextremelydryanddustygrass,youmay
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