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ENGAGING THE DRIVE Avoidsuddenstarts,excessivespeedandsuddenstops. Starttheengineasinstructedearlierin thissectionandmovethe throttle/chokecontrolintothe FAST'_ position. TotravelFORWARD: a. Placethegearshiftleverinanyof the fourforwardground speeds.Selecta speedappropriatefortheconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortablewith. b. SlowlysqueezetheDriveControlagainstthelefthandlegrip andthe mowerwillmove.Releaseitanddrivemotionwillstop. Totravelin REVERSE, a. Checkthattheareabehindisclear. b. PlacethegearshiftleverinReverse(R). c. SlowlysqueezetheDriveControlagainstthelefthandlegrip andthemowerwill move.Releaseitanddrivemotionwillstop. DoNOTattemptto changethe directionof travelwhenthe moweris in motion.Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrolandbringthemowertoa completestopbeforerepositioningthegearshift leverfromaforward gearintoReverse.Failuretodo somayresultin seriousdamageto rourtransmission. Donot leavethe operator'spositionwithoutfirst releasingthe Blade Control.Ifleavingthe mowerunattended,alsoturntheengineoffand removethe ignitionkey. ENGAGING THE BLADES Tohelpavoidbladecontactora thrownobjectinjury,keepbystandlets, helpers,childrenandpetsat least75feetfromthemachinewhile lit isinoperation.Stopmachineifanyoneentersthearea. 1. Movethethrottle/chokecontrolto the FAST_ position. 2. SlowlysqueezetheBladeControlagainsttherighthandlegrip andthebladeswillengage.Releaseit andthebladeswillstop. OPERATING ON SLOPES RefertotheSLOPEGUIDEon page5 tohelpdetermineslopeswhere you mayoperatethemowersafely. Donotmowoninclineswithaslopeinexcessof 15degrees(arise ofapproximately2-1/2feetevery 10feet).Themowercouldoverturn andcauseseriousinjury. • Mowacrossthefaceof slopes;neverupanddown. • Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes. • Watchforholes,ruts,rocks,hiddenobjects,or bumpswhichcan causeyou to slip ortrip.Tallgrasscan hideobstacles. • Alwaysbesureofyourfooting.A slipandfallcancauseserious personalinjury.Ifyou feelyou arelosingyourbalance,release the bladecontrolhandleimmediatelyandthe bladewillstop rotatingwithinthree (3) seconds. • Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditchesor embankments,youcould lose yourfootingor balance. • Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degreesas shownon the slopegauge. • Donotmowon wetgrass.Unstablefootingcouldcauseslipping. 14 USING THE DECK HEIGHT LEVER Toraiseor lowerthecuttingdeck, movethe deck heightleverto the left,thenplaceit inthenotchbestsuitedforyourapplication. MOWING Thefollowinginformationwill behelpfulwhenoperatingyour mower. Planyour mowingpatternto avoiddischargeof materialstoward roads,sidewalks,bystanders.Also,avoiddischargingmaterial againstawall orobstructionwhichmaycausedischargedmaterialto ricochetbacktowardtheoperator. • Donotmowatfastgroundspeeds,especiallyifamulchkitor grasscollectoris installed. • Donotcutthegrasstooshort.Shortgrassispronetoweed growthandyellowsquicklyin dryweather. • Alwaysoperatethemowerwiththethrottle/chokecontrolinthe FAST_ positionwhile mowing. • Forbestresultsitis recommendedthatthefirsttwolapsbecut withthe dischargethrowntowardsthe center.Afterthe first two laps,reversethe directiontothrowthe dischargeto the outside forthebalanceofcutting.Thiswillgivea betterappearancetothe lawn. DoNOTattempttomowheavybrushandweedsor extremelytall grass.Yourmoweris designedto mowlawns,NOTclear brush. Keepthe bladessharpandreplacethe bladeswhenworn. Afterstrikinga foreignobject,stoptheengine,disconnectthespark plugwireandgroundagainsttheengine.Thoroughlyinspectthe mowerfor any damage.AlwaysInspectthe bladetimingbelt as instructedin theMaintenancesectionof thismanual.Repairthe damagebeforestartingandoperatingthe mower. MULCHING TheCraftsmanProWideCutmowerisequippedwitha mulchkit(suppliedwiththemower), whichusesspecialbladesto recirculategrass clippingsrepeatedlybeneaththe cuttingdeck.The ultra-fineclippings arethenforcedbackintothelawnwheretheyactasa naturalfertilizer. Observethe followingpointsfor the bestresultswhenmulching. • Neverattempttomulchifthe lawnisdamp.Wetgrasstends tosticktotheundersideof thecuttingdeckpreventingproper mulchingof the clippings. Do NOTattemptto mulchmorethan1/3the totalheightof the grass.Doingsowill causetheclippingsto clumpupbeneaththe deckandnot bemulchedeffectively. • Maintainaslowgroundspeedtoallowthegrassclippingsmore timetoeffectivelybe mulched. • AlwayskeepthethrottlecontrolleverintheFAST,_ position whilemowing.Failingto keepthe engineat full throttleplaces strainon themower'sengineanddoesnotallowthebladesto properlymulchthe grassclippings. INSTALLING/REMOVING MULCH BAFFLE Beforeinstallingor removingthe mulchbaffle,disengageblades,sto the engineand removekeyto preventunintendedstarting. Stoptheengineandwaitforall partstostopmoving. Installing the Mulch Baffle 1. Insertthe right-sidetab(A)ofthebaffleintothebracketonthe deck. SeeFigure11. 2. Insertthe mulchbaffleinto thedischargeopening(B). See Figure11. 3. Onceit'spositionedinthedeckopening,pushthebaffletowards therearofthemower(C)tosecureit inplace. SeeFigure11. Figure11 Removing the Mulch Baffle Sli...