StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
totheNEUTRALpositionandthentotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),
andturntheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethe
machine.Remembertoremovethekeyfromthe
ignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandengage
theparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardthe
turf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
acompletegrass-catcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingmowerblade(s)andthrowndebris
willcauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themowerbecausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargearea
ormowerbladesunlessyoumovethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,rotatetheignitionkeytotheOFF
position,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthe
downposition.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Adjusttheheightofcutfrom38to127mm(1-1/2to5
inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbymovingthe
clevispinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertotheTRANSPORT
position(alsothe127mm(5inches)
cutting-heightposition)(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Height-of-cutlever
2.Pin
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure28).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracket
correspondingtotheheightofcutdesired,and
insertthepin(Figure28).
4.Movethelevertotheselectedheight.
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