SideDischarge
Themowerhasahingeddischargedeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
Withoutthedischargedeector,mulchkit,or
entiregrasscollectionsystemmountedinplace,
youandothersareexposedtobladecontactand
throwndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethedischargedeectorfrom
themowerbecausethedischargedeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
dischargedeectoriseverdamaged,replace
itimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethemovetheblade
controlswitchtoOffandrotatetheignition
keytoOff.Alsoremovethekeyandpullthe
wireoffthesparkplug(s).
Transporting
TransportingaUnit
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Lockbrakeandblockwheels.Securelyfasten
themachinetothetrailerortruckwithstraps,chains,
cable,orropes.Besurethatthetrailerortruckhas
allnecessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw.
Secureatrailerwithasafetychain.
Thisunitdoesnothaveproperturnsignals,
lights,reectivemarkings,oraslowmoving
vehicleemblem.Drivingonastreetorroadway
withoutsuchequipmentisdangerousand
canleadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Drivingonastreetorroadwaywithoutsuch
equipmentmayalsobeaviolationofStatelaws
andtheoperatormaybesubjecttotrafctickets
and/ornes.
DoNotdriveaunitonapublicstreetor
roadway.
Loadingaunitonatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-over.Backward
tip-overcouldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingaunit
onaramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;DoNot
useindividualrampsforeachsideofthe
unit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,use
enoughrampstocreateanunbrokenramp
surfacewiderthantheunit.
•DoNotexceeda15degreesanglebetween
rampandgroundorbetweenrampand
trailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunit
uparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
unitdownaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
LoadingaUnit
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresisrecommendedinstead
ofindividualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.The
lowerrearsectionofthetractorframeextendsback
betweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfortipping
backward.Havingafullwidthrampprovidesasurface
fortheframememberstocontactiftheunitstartsto
tipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseonefullwidth
ramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulateafull
widthcontinuousramp.
Rampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesbetween
therampandthegroundandtherampandthetrailer
ortruckdonotexceed15degrees.Asteeperanglemay
causemowerdeckcomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitison
thedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.Thetraileror
truckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:DoNotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp,youmaylosecontrolanddriveoff
theside.
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