Emptying The Grass Catcher - Honda HF2317 Manual De Instrucciones

High and dense grass - wet lawn
Average condition grass
Low grass - dry lawn
The speed is controlled in a gradual and progressive way by the
pressure on the drive pedal.
WARNING!
When cutting on sloping ground, the forward
speed must be reduced to ensure safe conditions (
5.5).
Whatever the conditions, always reduce the speed if you notice a
drop in engine speed – if you travel too fast compared to the amount
of grass being cut, you will not be able to mow the grass well.
Disengage the cutting means and raise the cutting-means assembly
as high as possible whenever you need to get past an obstacle.

5.4.6 Emptying the grass catcher

Do not let the grass catcher become too full as this may block the
discharge chute.
An intermittent acoustic signal and the flashing of the lamp (4.13.d)
indicate that the grass catcher is full; at this point:
– lower the engine speed;
– shift into neutral (N) ( 4.22 or 4.23) and stop forward movement;
– engage the parking brake on slopes;
– disengage the cutting means (
stop;
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NOTE
The emptying of the grass catcher can only be
done with the cutting means disengaged, otherwise the engine
stops.
– Pull out the lever (1) (
and tip up the grass catcher to
empty it;
– close up the grass catcher so
that it hooks onto the pawl (2)
and put the lever (1) back into
place.
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NOTE
The
catcher tipping control only op-
erates with the cutting means
disengaged
– with the operator seated,
keep the button (3) (
pressed until the grass catcher
is completely tipped over;
– once emptied, keep the button
(4) ( 4.11.3) pressed until the
grass catcher has lowered completely while checking that the
pawl (2) stays hooked on.
NOTE
At times the audible warning may be heard at the
moment of engaging the cutting means even when the grass
catcher has been emptied. This is due to grass-cuttings left on the
sensor (1) of the micro-switch. To stop the signal disengage the
cutting means and then immediately engage it again. If the audible
warning signal persists, stop the engine, remove the grass catcher
and free the sensor of any remaining grass-cuttings (1).
2.5 km/h
4 ... 6 km/h
over 6 km/h
4.8) and the warning sound will
4.11.1)
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grass
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3
4.11.2)
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5.4.7 Unblocking the dis-
charge chute
Cutting very tall or wet grass,
particularly at excessively high
speed, can clog up the discharge
chute. If this happens proceed as
follows:
1.2 -
– stop forward movement immediately, disengage the cutting
means and stop the engine;
– remove the grass catcher or the discharge guard;
– remove the grass cuttings; you can reach them from the dis-
charge chute opening.
WARNING!
gine turned off.
5.4.8 "Mulching"
"Mulching" implies recycling grass inside the cutting-means assem-
bly and at the same time finely chopping the mown grass and leaving
it on the lawn.
If the mown grass is scattered around the cutting-means assembly
or left in heaps during the mulching operation, the grass may be
too long or cut too short. The mulching cutting height must be set to
about 1/3 of the grass height (maximum 10-13 cm before mulching).
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This accessory (available upon request) must be mounted as
shown in the relative instructions.
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The machine is equipped
with a mechanism to switch
between grass collection and
mulching functions. Have a
good understanding of these
two functions' operating con-
ditions before using them
"Mulching" is engaged or dis-
engaged via a mulching engage lever (2) (
Operate the mulching engage lever with the grass catcher re-
moved from the machine, to make sure it works freely and it is
not obstructed by grass that
could affect its operation.
Use a stick or similar tool to
remove any grass from in
front of the hatch.
IMPORTANT
correctly adjusted or with grass deposits can cause the cable
to break or the support to be deformed due to overloading. If the
lever is over-stretched, do not force, but contact your Dealer.
This job must only be performed with the en-
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Over-stressing the lever with the cable not
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4.12).
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