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gainingtherequiredtimingnecessaryto
minimizethecleanupmowingoperation.
Note:Thedelayinraisingandloweringthe
centercuttingunitdependsonhydraulicuid
temperature.Coldhydraulicuidresultsina
longerdelay.Astheuidtemperatureincreases,
thedelaytimebecomesshorter.
4.Overlapaminimalamountwiththepreviouscut
onreturnpasses.
Note:T oassistinmaintainingastraightline
acrossthegreenandkeepingthemachinean
equaldistancefromtheedgeofthepreviouscut,
imagineasightlineapproximately1.8to3m(6
to10ft)aheadofthemachinetotheedgeofthe
uncutportionofthegreen(Figure27).Include
theouteredgeofthesteeringwheelaspartof
thesightline;i.e.,keepthesteeringwheeledge
alignedwithapointthatisalwayskeptthesame
distanceawayfromthefrontofthemachine.
5.Asthefrontedgesofthebasketscrosstheedge
ofthegreen,pullbacktheraise/lowermowlever
rearwardandholdituntilallthecuttingunits
haverisen.Thisstopsthereelsandliftsthe
cuttingunits.
Important:Timethisstepcorrectlysothat
youdonotcutintothefringearea,yetcutas
muchofthegreenaspossibletominimize
theamountofgrasslefttomowaroundthe
outerperiphery.
6.Tocutdownonoperatingtimeandtoeasethe
lineupforthenextpass,momentarilyturnthe
machineintheoppositedirection,thenturn
itinthedirectionoftheuncutportion.This
movementisatear-shapedturn(Figure26),
whichquicklylinesthemachineupforyournext
pass.
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Figure26
Note:Trytomakeasshortofaturnaspossible,
exceptduringwarmerweather—awiderarc
minimizestheturfbruising.
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Figure27
1.Alignmentstrip
3.Cutgrassontheleft.
2.Approximately12.7cm(5
inches)
4.Keepafocalspot2to3
m(6to10ft)aheadofthe
machine.
Note:Thesteeringwheeldoesnotreturntoits
originalpositionafteryoucompleteaturn.
Important:Neverstopthemachineona
greenwhilethecuttingunitsareengaged,as
damagetotheturfmayresult.Stoppingthe
machineonawetgreenmayleavemarksor
indentationsfromthewheels.
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