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2-15 Tips On Mowing With The

MMGC-300 Grasscatcher

To obtain the maximum effectiveness from your MMGC-

300 Grasscatcher the tips listed below should be followed:

* Watch your speed- Normal conditions will allow a

speed of up to approximately 5 mph, but thick,

heavy damp conditions will require reduced ground

speed.

* Mow with sharp blades-A sharp blade cuts cleaner.

* Wet Grass and leaves will decrease effectiveness

and increase horsepower requirements.

* Mow at higher cutting heights - Remove and mulch

no more than 2" of grass length with each mowing.

(Experts recommend not cutting off more than 1/3 of

the grass blade length at any given time.

* Mow twice, at different height settings, (high, then

low), if grass is extra tall.

* Remember that horsepower requirements will vary

with the mowing conditions such as type and height

of turf grass, moisture content, amount of leaves,

whether the terrain is flat or hilly, etc.

SECTION III

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3-1 General Safety

Only qualified people familiar with this operator's

manual and the ZT operator's manual should oper-

ate this machine.

3-2 Operation

A. Perform BEFORE EACH USE maintenance list in

paragraph 4-1.

B. Start ZT Lawnmower.

C. With ZT Lawnmower at high idle speed, engage

the cutter deck.

D. While seated in the operator's seat, rotate the

handle of the grass catcher away from the ZT.

Continue to rotate the handle until it stops in an over

center position. With the blower engaged, you can

proceed to operate the control levers of the ZT.

NOTE: If the grass catcher does not appear to be

collecting the grass clippings. Disengage the deck,

proceed to Section 3-3, and review the Section 4-3,

in this manual.

3-3 Disengagement Of Blower

A. To disengage the blower, rotate the handle, on

the control panel side of the unit, towards the ZT.

NOTE: the blower will continue to spin. DO NOT

TOUCH blower, pulleys, or the belt until

the tractor is

turned off. DO NOT adjust the

belt tension until the tractor is turned off. Refer

to Section 4-3 of the manual.

3-4 Unloading Grass Catcher Container

NOTE: the grass catcher container is full or nearly

full once the tab on the parking brake side of the

tractor is flush with the side of the grass catcher con-

tainer. See Figure 18.

Figure 18 Grass Catcher Full Indicator Tab

A. Stop the forward movement of the ZT tractor.

B. Disengage the cutter deck

C. Disengage the blower

D. Push the grass catcher handle, on the parking

brake side of the tractor, away from the unit. While

holding the handle pushed away, move the handle

upward. The container door will swing upward and

the container will rotate downward. The container will

release its contents.

E. Once the contents of the container have fallen

out, the container is ready to move back into its nor-

mal operating position. With the handle on the park-

ing brake side of the unit pushed away from the unit,

pull the handle downward until it stops. Move the

handle towards the center of the tractor. This motion

will allow the latch to lock back into collection posi-

tion.

NOTE: If you do not hold the handle away from the

tractor as you pull the handle downward, the latch

will not lock and the container can unexpectedly

release the contents collected.

2-14 Front Weight Assembly

Remove front step and axle stops from ZT to allow

working room. Place U-bolts from front to rear

around front of frame (not the axle). Place the weight

in place against the frame rail and over U-bolts. The

largest part of the weight goes toward the rear.

Fasten with lock nuts. Replace the axle stops and

front ZT step. (Figure 17)

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