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Figure 47
1.
Washout fitting
2.
Coupling
3.
Hose
3. Lower the mower to the lowest height-of-cut.
4. Sit on the seat and start the engine. Engage the PTO
and let the mower run for one to three minutes.
5. Disengage the PTO, stop the engine, and remove the
ignition key. Wait for all moving parts to stop.
6. Turn the water off and remove the coupling from the
washout fitting.
Note: If the mower is not clean after one washing, soak it
and let it stand for 30 minutes. Then repeat the process.
7. Run the mower again for one to three minutes to
remove excess water.
A broken or missing washout fitting could expose
you and others to thrown objects or blade contact.
Contact with blade or thrown debris contact will
cause injury or death.
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Replace broken or missing washout fitting
immediately, before using mower again.
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Plug any hole(s) in mower with bolts and
locknuts.
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Never put your hands or feet under the mower
or through openings in the mower.
Warning
Replacing the Grass Deflector
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects in the operator’s or
bystander’s direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass chute and
catcher.
Warning
1. Remove the locknut, bolt, and spring holding the
deflector to the mower brackets (Fig. 48). Remove the
damaged or worn grass deflector.
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Figure 48
1.
Mower bracket
2.
Spring hook end
3.
Space for spring
4.
Grass deflector
5.
Bolt
6.
Locknut
2. Place the springs into the brackets on the mower with
the hooked ends over the raised back (Fig. 48).
3. Align the grass deflector with the holes in the brackets
and the spring straight ends in the space under the
hinge and above the deflector (Fig. 48).
4. Secure the deflector to the mower bracket with the
bolts. The bolts should pass through the grass
deflector, springs, and brackets.
Note: It may be helpful to press down near the end of the
bolt with a 9/16 inch open end wrench to align the bolts
with the second holes on the mower bracket and grass
deflector.
5. Lift the grass deflector and check that it is spring
loaded and pivots freely to the full down position.
Important
The grass deflector must be spring loaded
in the down position. Lift the deflector up to test that it
snaps to the full down position.
