Operator`s manual

POSITIVE
(RED CABLE)
TERMINAL
FIGURE 10
MOWER
PARALLEL
LINK
FIGURE 1t
CLUTCH
ROD
FIGURE 12
NEGATIVE
(BLACK CABLE)
TERMINAL
l
RETAINER PARAI,LEL
SPRING LINK
CLUTCH
REAR
HINGE
PIN
BATTERY
RETAINER
FRONT SPRINGS
AXLE
J
FRONT
HINGE
PIN
TRACTOR OPERATION ON HILLS
1 Choose the lowest gear BEFORE starting up or down
hills.
DO NOT DRIVE UP OR DOWN HILLS
WITH SLOPES GREATER THAN 15 ° ,AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ANY
SLOPE.. REFER TO PAGE 47.
2. AVOID STOPPING OR SHIFTING ON HILLS
a if slowing is necessary, move" Throttle Controt Lever
to middle position,
LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM WHEN STOP.
PING AND STARTING TO ALLOW
SLIGHT TRACTOR ROLL DOWNHILL AS
CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL MOVES
THROUGH CLUTCH POSITION..
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b, If stopping is absolutely necessary, push Cfutch-Brake
Pedal quickly to brake position and engage Parking
Brake
c. After starting your tractor, make sure tractor is in 1st
gear and that you have allowed room to roll slightly
downhill. Disengage Parking Brake and release Clutch-
8rake Pedal SLOWLY to start tractor forward move-
merit
3. Make all turns graduaNy
STARTING YOUR TRACTOR WOTH
A LOW BATTERY
If your' Battery is too low to start the engine, it should be
recharged. If Jumper Cables are used for' emergency starting
follow this procedure: NOTE: YOUR TRACTOR iS EQUIP-
PED WITH A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM,
THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGA-
TIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM°
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, FLAME,
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY
FROM BATTERIES, ALWAYS WEAR EYE
PROTECTION AROUND BATTERIES.
2,
3_
4,
Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE (+)
terminals of each battery (taking care not to short against
chassis) (Fig 10),
Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal of fully charged battery,
Connect the other end of the cable to ENGINE BLOCK
or good CHASSIS GROUND on tractor (away from Gas
Tank or Battery)
Disconnect cables in reverse order:
a Engine Block or chassis of tractor.
b, Negative terminal of fully charged battery
c_ Positive termina[so
MOWER AND DRIVE BELT
INSTALLATION
Your 38" Mower instalts without the use of tools,, Raise Lift
Lever (Fig_ 15) to its highest position, Turn Depth Adjustment
Knob to lowest position (Fig 14},