Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure25
1.Bypassleverlocation
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
6.Whennished,ensurethekeyhasbeenreturnedtothe
Stoppositiontoavoiddrainingthebatterycharge.
Ifthemachinefailstomovetheelectricbrakemaystillbe
engaged.Ifnecessarytheelectricbrakecanbereleased
manually.RefertotheReleasingtheElectricBrake(page34)
procedureinDriveMaintenance.
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyholeand
downtolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure25.Ensure
thisisdoneforeachlever.
GrassDeector
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
Mode
DANGER
Openholesinthemowerexposeyouandothersto
throwndebris.Debristhrownoutoftheholesinthe
mowercancauseinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemower.
•Installhardwareinthemountingholeswhen
youremovethebafe.
1.Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
2.RemovethemowerasdescribedinyourOperator’s
Manual.
3.Turnthemowerupsidedown.
4.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
deck;refertotheRemovingtheBlades(page36)for
moreinformation.
5.Removeanydebrisandgrassclippingsfromthe
undersideofthedeck.
6.Removethebafeassemblytotherightsideofthe
mowerdeckwithacarriagebolt(5/16x3/4inch)and
2angenuts(5/16inch)asshownin
Figure26.
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