AdjustingtheFlow-Bafe
Locks
Thisprocedureisapplicableonlytomachineswiththe
ow-bafelocks.Certainmodelswillhavenutsandbolts
in-placeoftheow-bafelocksandcanbeadjustedthesame.
Themowerdischargeowcanbeadjustedfordifferenttypes
ofmowingconditions.Positionthecamlocksandbafeto
givethebestqualityofcut.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Toadjustthecamlocks,swingtheleveruptoloosen
thecamlock(Figure31).
4.Adjustthebafeandcamlocksintheslotstothe
desireddischargeow.
5.Swingtheleverbackovertotightenthebafeandcam
locks(Figure31).
6.Ifthecamlocksdonotlockthebafeintoplaceorit
istootight,loosentheleverandthenrotatethecam
lock.Adjustthecamlockuntilyouachievethedesired
lockingpressure.
Figure31
PositioningtheFlowBafe
Thefollowingguresareonlyrecommendationsforuse.
Adjustmentswillvarybygrasstype,moisturecontent,and
heightofthegrass.
Note:Iftheenginepowerdrawsdownandthemower
groundspeedisthesame,openupthebafe.
PositionA
Thisisthefullrearposition.Thesuggesteduseforthis
positionisasfollows:
•Useforshort,lightgrassmowingconditions.
•Useindryconditions.
•Useforsmallergrassclippings.
•Usetopropelgrassclippingsfartherawayfromthe
mower.
Figure32
PositionB
Usethispositionwhenbagging.Alwaysalignitwiththe
bloweropening.
Figure33
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