Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleave
themachine,evenifjustforafewminutes.
WARNING
Toavoidpersonalinjury,followthese
procedures:
•Becomefamiliarwithalloperatingand
safetyinstructionsintheOperator's
Manualforyourmachinebeforeusingthis
attachment.
•Neverremovethebaggerorbaggertubes
whiletheengineisrunning.
•Alwaysshuttheengineoffandwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeclearingan
obstructionfromthebaggingsystem.
•Neverdomaintenanceorrepairswhilethe
engineisrunning.
•Settheparkingbrake.
WARNING
Withoutthegrassdeector,baggertubesor
completecollectionsystemmountedinplace,
youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwiththerotating
mowerblade(s)andthrowndebriswillcause
injuryordeath.
•Alwaysinstallthegrassdeectorwhen
youremovethecollectionsystemand
changetoside-dischargemode.
•Ifthegrassdeectoriseverdamaged,
replaceitimmediately.Thegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaor
mowerbladesunlessyoumovethepower
takeoff(PTO)tooffandrotatetheignition
keytooff.Alsoremovethekeyandpull
thewireoffthesparkplug(s).
•Turnofftheenginebeforeuncloggingthe
dischargechute.
•Neveruseyourhandstounclogthe
dischargechute,useastickorsimilar
object.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
PositioningtheAdjustable
Bafe
AdjustthebafetopositionB(middleposition)for
bagging.RefertotheOperator’sManualforthe
machineforthebafeadjustmentprocedure.
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