When t he yellow and redlights a re
illuminated,
thebattery isinamoderately
charged condition.
When o nly thered light i silluminated,
the
battery charge isdepleted.
Before using y our n ew mower forthe first
time, i tisrecommended
that t heunit b e
charged overnight toensure that t hebattery is
fullycharged.
Impo_ant
_en
only
the
red
light
is illuminated,
your
battery
is overly
discharged,
even
though
the
mower
may
still
be capable
of cutting
grass.
Continuing
to operate
your
lawnmower
with
the
battery
in this
discharged
condition
may
reduce
the
life
and
pe_ormance
of your
battery.
3. REMOVING
MULCH
iNSERT
(SEE Kl)
To remove the mulching
insert so that you can
bag the grass or discharge with the optional
discharge
chute, follow the steps listed below:
1)
Shut the mower off, wait until the blade
stops and remove the safety key.
2)
Raise the safety guard and hold it up.
3)
Grasp the middle
of the insert, lift and pull
out the mulching
insert completely.
--
4)
The safety guard is spring loaded. When
you release it, the guard will return to the
closed position.
4. INSTALLING
MULCH
INSERT
(SEE K2)
1)
Turn the mower off, wait until the blade
stops and remove the safety key.
2)
Raise the safety guard and hold it up.
3)
Slide the mulching
insert into the
discharge
opening
until it is firmly in
contact with the deck.
4)
Release safety guard and ensure it is
properly
closed.
5. SIDE+DISCHARGE
COVER
(SEE U
& L2)
Using the mulching
insert and side-discharge
insert, the grass can be discharged
from the
side-discharge
of the machine.
To assemble the side-discharge,
raise the side-
discharge
cover and hold it up, position the
side-discharge
onto the hooks, then release the
cover to lock the side-discharge
into position.
G. MOWING
TiPS
NOTE: PiJways
inspect
area where
mower
is to he used and remove
all stones,
sticks,
wire, metal
and other debris
which
might
he thrown
hy the rotating
h|ade.
1)
Mow across the face of slopes, never
up-and-down.
Exercise extreme
caution
when changing
direction
on slopes. Do
not mow excessively
steep slopes. Always
maintain
good footing.
2)
Release switch lever to turn mower "OFF"
when crossing any graveled area (stones
can be thrown
by the blade).
3)
Set mower at highest cutting
height when
mowing
in rough ground
or in tall weeds.
Removing
too much grass at one time can
cause circuit breaker to trip, which stops
mower.
4)
If a grass bag is used during the fast
growing
season, the grass may tend to
clog up at the discharge
opening.
Release
switch lever to turn mower
"OFF" and
remove the safety key. Remove the grass
bag and shake the grass down to the back
end of the bag. Also clean out any grass
or debris which may be packed around
the discharge
opening.
Replace the grass
bag.
5)
If mower
should start to vibrate
abnormally,
release switch lever to turn
mower "OFF" and remove safety key.
Check immediately
for cause. Vibration
is a warning
of trouble.
Do not operate
mower
until a service check has been
made.
6)
Always
re|ease
switch
|ever
to turn
mower
"off °" and remove
safety
key
when
leaving
it unattended
even for
a short
period
of time.
7. MULCHING
MOWING
TiPS
While mulching,
your new mower is designed
to cut the grass clippings
into small pieces
and distribute
them back into the lawn. Under
normal
conditions,
the mulched
grass will
biodegrade
quickly to provide
nutrients to the
lawn.