EmptyingtheGrassBags
Grassbagsareheavywhenfull.Becarefulwhenliftingor
handlingagrassbagthatisfull.
1.DisengagethePTO,settheparkingbrake,andchock
orblockthetiresifthemachineisonaslope.
2.Unlatchthebaggerlatch.
3.Openthebaggerhood.
4.Compressthedebrisintothebags.
5.Usebothhandstoliftuponthebagandunhookit
fromthebaggerbracket.
6.Grabthehandleonthebottomofthebagandtipit
overtoemptythebag(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Bag2.Bottomhandle
7.Repeatstep5andstep6theotherbag.
8.Installthebagtabofeachbagintothenotchinthe
bagger-supportframe.
9.Lowerthebaggerhoodoverthebags.
10.Latchthebaggerhood.
ClearingObstructionsfrom
theBaggerSystem
WARNING
Whenthebaggerisinoperation,theblowercanbe
rotatingandcutofforinjurehands.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairingand
inspectingtheblower,andbeforeunclogging
thechute,shutofftheengine,andwaitforall
movingpartstostop.Removethekey.
•Useastick,notyourhands,toremovean
obstructionfromtheblowerandtube.
•Keepface,hands,feet,andanyotherpartof
yourbodyorclothingawayfromconcealed,
moving,orrotatingparts.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Emptythebags.
4.Unlatchthelowertube.
5.Removethetubesfromthebagger.
6.Useastickorsimilarobject,notyourhands,toremove
andcleartheobstructionfromthetubeassembly.
Note:Inmostcases,youcanshakethedebrisoutof
thetubes.
7.Iftheblowerassemblyisplugged,unlatchthebagger
blowerassembly,removethebelt,andswingitopen.
8.Useastickorsimilarobject,notyourhands,toremove
andcleartheobstructionfromtheblowerassembly.
9.Afteryouremovetheobstruction,installthecomplete
baggersystemandresumeoperation.
RemovingtheBagger
WARNING
Componentsaroundenginewillbehotifthe
machinehasbeenrunning.Touchinghot
componentscancauseburns.
•Donottouchenginecomponentswhenhot.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforeremovingthebagger.
1.DisengagethePTO,settheparkingbrake,andchock
orblockthetires.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Unlatchthelowertubefromtheblowerandremove
thetubefromtheblowerassembly.
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