Dixon SpeedZTR 539 131305 - Manual (Page 11)

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OPERATION
TIPS FOR IMPROVED BAGGING
OPERATION
Follow the mower operation instructions in your mower
operator’s manual.
When operating your grass bagger on a lawn where
grass and leaf bagging equipment has not been used,
you are picking up thatch and debris that has accumu-
lated for long periods of time. The amount collected
and the total time of operation may be greater than
you will experience with regular use of your grass
bagger.
• Always run throttle at full speed when bagging.
• Select a speed low enough to give good mower
cutting performance, good quality cut and good
bagging performance.
NOTE: It may be necessary to overlap width of
cut to suit your conditions.
• If grass is extremely tall, it should be mowed
twice. The first time relatively high, the second
time to desired height.
• Use left hand side of mower for trimming.
• Plastic trash bags (3.0 mil, 30 gallon) can be
inserted inside grass bagger containers for ease
of debris disposal. To remove the plastic trash
bags when full:
a. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, engage
the parking brake and stop the engine.
b. Unlatch and raise cover.
c. Remove one container at a time by grasping
container handles and pulling toward the rear,
off of the tube rails.
d. With the container resting on the ground,
close and secure the top of the plastic lawn
bag.
e. Tip the container on its side and slide the
filled bag from the container.
f. Install a new plastic lawn bag with the edges
of the bag draped over upper lip of the Con-
tainer (for replacement bags refer to RE-
PLACEMENT PARTS).
g. Repeat for other containers.
h. Reinstall containers making sure right
container overlaps left container at center
supports.
i. Close cover and secure latches over center
support tubes.
CAUTION
• DO NOT operate mower with grass bagger
partially installed.
• Disengage blades and stop engine before
leaving mower seat to empty containers,
unclogging chutes, etc.
• Close cover before starting.
• Disengage mower blades when crossing
driveways or gravel surfaces and other
areas where thrown objects could be a
hazard.
• DO NOT attempt to vacuum up cans or other
potentially hazardous projectiles.
• Avoid cutting wet grass or in the morning while
the dew is still heavy. Grass clippings collected
under these conditions tend to be sticky and
adhere to the walls of the flow path causing
clogging.
• If the grass bagger fails to pick up cut grass or
leaves, it is an indication that clogging has
occurred in the system or that the grass bagger
containers are full.
a. Disengage blades, place motion control levers
in neutral position, engage parking brake and
stop engine.
- Unlatch and raise cover.
- Slide out containers and dispose of
clippings.
- Replace containers, close cover, and
latch.
b. Check for clogging.
- Remove all debris in chute.
- Reassemble chutes.