SUPERCEDED
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Figure20
1.Slidethecontrolbartothe
right.
2.Raisethecontrolbarto
thehandle.
•Todisengagetheself-propeldriveandtheblades,release
thecontrolbar.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedbyincreasingor
decreasingthedistancebetweenthecontrolbarandthe
handle.Lowerthecontrolbartoreducethespeedwhenyou
makeaturnorifthemachineismovingtoofast.Ifyoulower
thecontrolbartoofar,themachinestopsself-propelling.
Squeezethecontrolbarclosertothehandletoincreasethe
groundspeed.Whenyouholdthecontrolbartightagainst
thehandle,themachineself-propelsatthemaximumground
speed.
EngagingandDisengagingthe
ParkingBrake
EngagingtheParkingBrake
Engagetheparkingbrakebypullingthebrakeleverupfrom
thehandle(Figure21).
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Figure21
Parkingbrakeengaged
1.Brakelever
3.Controlbar
2.Stop
Note:Whentheparkingbrakeisengaged,thestoponthe
controlbarpreventsyoufromraisingthecontrolbarto
operatetheself-propeldrive.
DisengagingtheParkingBrake
Disengagetheparkingbrakebypushingthebrakeleverdown
tothehandle(Figure22).
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Figure22
Parkingbrakedisengaged
1.Brakelever
3.Controlbar
2.Stop
Note:Whentheparkingbrakeisdisengagedandthecontrol
barisuptooperatetheself-propeldrive,thestoponthe
controlbarpreventsyoufromengagingtheparkingbrake.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclegrass
andleafclippingsbackintothelawn.Topreparethemachine
torecycle:
•Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeit
andinstalltheside-dischargedeector;refertoRemoving
theSide-DischargeChute(page15).
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit;referto
RemovingtheGrassBag(page14).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitby
thehandle,raisethereardoor,andinsertitintothe
rear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocksintoplace;refer
toFigure23.
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Figure23
1.Rear-dischargeplug2.Reardoor
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