Emptying the Collection System
Once the collection bag fills with enough g rass
to co v er one or both of the sensors and break
the infrared beam a bee ping alar m will sound to
aler t the operator . T he alar m shuts off once the
blade control switc h is tur ned Off . If one or both
sensors are unplug g ed the mo w er blades will not
eng ag e .
T he mac hine is equipped with an alar m that
sounds to notify the operator the collection bag
is full.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , diseng ag e
the blade control switc h and mo v e the motion
control lev ers to the brak e position.
2. Mo v e the throttle to Slo w .
3. Raise the collection bag b y extending the DFS
lev er and then pulling do wn ( Figure 16 ).
Figure 16
1. Lowering DFS lever 2. Raised collection bag,
emptying clippings
4. Lo w er the collection bag and release the DFS
lev er .
In the ev ent that the collection bag alar m g oes off
and the bag is less than full, the sensors should be
cleared of any clippings or debris that be bloc king
the beam. Raise the collection bag and wipe off
the faces of the sensors with a soft cloth.
Important: Y ou can w ash the machine with
mild detergent and w ater . Do not pr essur e
w ash the machine. A v oid ex cessi v e use of
w ater , especiall y near the contr ol panel,
engine, h y draulic pumps, and motor s.
Collection Bag
T he collection bag is retained in the engine co v er
b y seating the lev er side pin into a holed brac k et
in the right hand side of the engine co v er . T o
remo v e , raise the bag up and first lift the pin in the
open notc h up and a w a y from the co v er . T hen
slide the lev er side pin out the brac k et until the
bag is clear of the mac hine . W hen installing, seat
this side first and then place the opposing pin in
the open notc h in the engine co v er . Allo w the bag
to swing do wn, into place .
Figure 17
1. Collection bag 4. Pin, collection bag
2. Engine hood 5. Notched bracket
3. Holed bracket
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