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1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
4.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground.
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operatethe
engineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredtothoroughlycut
grassclippings,sodonotsettheheight-of-cutsolowasto
totallysurroundthemowerinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave
1sideofthemowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsair
tobedrawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethatthe
cuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebestonetouse.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan
15cm(6inches)tall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwiceto
ensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.Cutting
morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassissparse,or
itislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.
AlternatingtheMowingDirection
Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
MowingatCorrectIntervals
Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesoftheyear.
Tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,mowmoreofteninearly
spring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,mow
lessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,
rstmowatahighcuttingheight,thenmowagain2days
lateratalowerheightsetting.
UsingaSlowerCuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain
conditions.
AvoidingCuttingTooLow
Whenmowinguneventurf,raisethecuttingheighttoavoid
scalpingtheturf.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe
cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis
setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.
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