5.Engagetheblade.
6.Releasetheblade-controlbar.
7.Immediatelypushthemachineoverthenewspaperball.
8.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
9.Gotothefrontofthemachineandcheckthe
newspaperball.
Note:Ifthenewspaperballdidnotgounderthe
machine,repeatsteps3through9.
10.Ifthenewspaperisunravelledorshredded,theblade
didnotstopproperly,whichcouldresultinanunsafe
operatingcondition.ContactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclethe
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthebag-on-demand
leverisintheBaggingposition,movethelevertothe
Recyclingpositionbeforerecyclingtheclippings;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page13).Ifthe
side-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeitbefore
recyclingtheclippings;refertoRemovingtheSide-Discharge
Chute(page14).
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.
Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeitbefore
baggingtheclippings;refertoRemovingtheSide-Discharge
Chute(page14).Ifthebag-on-demandleverisinthe
Recyclingposition,moveittotheBaggingposition;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page13).
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Raiseandholdupthereardeector(Figure24).
Figure24
1.Reardeector3.Grass-bagpin(2)
2.Notches
2.Installthegrassbag,ensuringthatthepinsonthebag
restinthenotchesonthehandle(Figure24).
3.Lowerthereardeector.
RemovingtheGrassBag
Toremovethebag,reversethestepsinInstallingtheGrass
Bag(page13).
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever
Thebag-on-demandfeatureallowsyoutoeithercollector
recyclegrassandleafclippingswhilethegrassbagisattached
tothemachine.
•Forbaggingthegrassandleafclippings,pressthebutton
onthebag-on-demandleverandmovetheleverforward
untilthebuttonontheleverpopsup(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Bag-on-demandlever(inbaggingposition)
•Forrecyclingthegrassandleafclippings,pressthebutton
ontheleverandmovetheleverrearwarduntilthebutton
ontheleverpopsup.
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