Poulan 96042002700 User Manual

 MOWING TIPS

•         Mower should be properly leveled for best mowing per-

formance.  See “TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING” in the 
Service and Adjustments section of this manual.

•      The left hand side of mower should be used for trim-

 ming.

•     Drive so that clippings are discharged onto the area 

that has been cut.  Have the cut area to the right of the 
machine.  This will result in a more even dis tri bu tion of 
clippings and more uniform cutting.

•         When mowing large areas, start by turning to the right so 

that clippings will discharge away from shrubs, fences, 
driveways, etc.  After one or two rounds, mow in the 
opposite direction making left hand turns until fi nished 
(See Fig. 12).

•      If grass is extremely tall, it should be mowed twice to 

reduce load and possible fi re hazard from dried clip-
 pings.  Make fi rst cut relatively high; the second to the 
desired height.

•      Do not mow grass when it is wet.  Wet grass will plug 

mower and leave undesirable clumps.  Allow grass to 
dry before mowing.

•         Always operate engine at full throttle when mow-

ing to assure better mowing performance and proper 
dis charge of material.  Regulate ground speed by se-
 lect ing a low enough gear to give the mower cut ting 
per for mance as well as the quality of cut desired.

•     When operating attachments, select a ground speed 

that will suit the terrain and give best performance of 
the at tach ment being used.

4.    Move motion control lever to full forward position and 

hold for fi ve (5) seconds. Move lever to full reverse 
position and hold for fi ve (5) seconds. Repeat this 
procedure three (3) times.

5.    Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position. Shut- 

off engine and set parking brake.

6.   Engage transmission by placing freewheel control in 

engaged position (See “TO TRANSPORT” in this sec-
 tion of manual).

7.      Sitting in the tractor  seat, start engine. After the engine 

is running, move throttle control to half (1/2) speed. 
With motion control lever in neutral (N) position, slowly 
disengage clutch/brake pedal.

8.   Slowly move motion control lever forward, after the 

tractor moves approximately fi ve (5) feet, slowly move 
motion control lever to reverse position. After the trac-
tor moves approximately fi ve (5) feet return the mo-
tion control lever to the neutral (N) position. Repeat 
this procedure with the motion control lever three (3) 
times.

Your transmission is now purged and now ready for normal 
op er a tion.