Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Toavoidpersonalinjury,followtheseprocedures:
•Becomefamiliarwithalloperatingandsafety
instructionsinthe
Operator's Man ual
forthe
mowerbeforeusingthisattachment.
•Neverremovethedischargetube,bags,bagger
top,orthechutewhiletheengineisrunning.
•Alwaysshuttheengineoffandwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeclearingan
obstructionfromthebaggingsystem.
•Neverdomaintenanceorrepairswhilethe
engineisrunning.
EmptyingtheGrassBags
Becarefulwhenliftingorhandlingagrassbagthatisfull.To
emptythegrassbags:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,setthe
parkingbrakeandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Open(raise)thebaggertop(Figure30).
Figure30
4.Compressdebrisintothebags.Withbothhands,liftup
onthebagandunhookitfromtheretainingbracket.
Emptythebag.Repeattheprocedurefortheotherbag.
5.Installthebagsbyslidingthebagframehooksontothe
retainingbrackets(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Bag3.Retainingbracket
2.Baggerframe4.Bag-framehook
6.Lowerthebaggertopontothebags.
ClearingObstructionsfrom
theBagger
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtotheneutral
lockposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,setthe
parkingbrakeandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Checkthegrassbagsandemptythemiftheyarefull.
4.Separatethedischargetubeandchute.
5.Removethedischargetubeandchutefromthebagger
topandmowerdeck.Usingastickorsimilarobject,
carefullyremoveandcleartheobstructionfromthe
mower,dischargetube,chute,andthebaggertop.
6.Afteryouremovetheobstruction,installthecomplete
baggersystemandresumeoperation.
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