OPERATION
TIPS FOR IMPROVED BAGGING OPERATION: Avoid cutting wet grass or in the morning while the dew
is still heavy. Grass clippings collected under these
Follow the mower operation instructions in your tractor
conditions tend to be sticky and adhere to the walls of
owner's manual.
the flow path causing clogging.
When operating your grass catcher on a lawn where grass Your bagger is equipped with a dump bag indicator. As
and leaf bagging equipment has not been used, you arethe bags become full, the flow indicating ball will drop
picking up thatch and debris that has accumulated for longdown in its slot, indicating that the bags are full or the
periods of time. The amount collected and the total time ofchutes have become clogged. Care should be taken not
operation may be greater than you will experience with
to damage the parts and that the ball moves freely at the
regular use of your grass catcher.beginning of each use.
Always run throttle at full speed when bagging. If the grass catcher fails to pick up cut grass or leaves,
Select a gear low enough to give good mower cuttingit is an indication that clogging has occurred in the
performance, good quality cut and good bagging perfor-system or that the grass catcher containers are full.
mance.a. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, engage the
NOTE : It may be necessary to overlap width of cut to suitparking brake and stop the engine.
your conditions.- Raise seat. Unlatch and raise cover.
If grass is extremely tall, it should be mowed twice. The- Slide out containers and dispose of clippings .
first time relatively high, the second time to desired
- Replace containers, close cover, and latch.
height.
b. Unlatch chutes and check for clogging
Use left hand side of mower for trimming.
Plastic trash bags can be inserted inside grass catcher- Remove all debris in chutes.
containers for ease of debris disposal. To remove the- Reassemble and latch chutes
plastic trash bags when full:
c. Check to insure dump bag indicator has not become
a. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, engage theclogged.
parking brake and stop the engine.
- The air passage hole must be clear of debris.
b. Raise seat. Unlatch and raise cover.Gently insert a small twig or wire into passage-
c. Remove one container at a time by grasping contai-way to clear.
ner handles and pulling toward the rear, off of the
tube rails.
CAUTION
d. With the container resting on the ground, close and
secure the top of the plastic lawn bag.
e. Tip the container on its side and slide the filled bag Do not operate mower with grass catcher
from the container.partially installed.
f. Install a new plastic lawn bag with the edges of the Disengage blades and stop engine before
bag draped over upper lip of the Container (for
leaving tractor seat to empty containers, unclog-
replacement bags refer to REPLACEMENTging chutes, etc.
PARTS).
Close cover before starting.
g. Repeat for other container.
h. Reinstall containers making sure right container Disengage mower when crossing driveways
or gravel surfaces and other areas where thrown
overlaps left container at center support.
objects could be a hazard.
j. Close cover and secure latch over center support
tube. Do not attempt to vacuum up cans or other
potentially hazardous projectiles.
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