Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

TRACTOR SET-UP
Moving The Tractor Manually
Yourtractor'stransmissionis equippedwitha hydrostaticreliefvalve
for occasionswhenit is necessaryto movethetractormanually.Open-
ingthisvalvepermitsthe fluidin the transmissionto bypassits normal
route,allowingthe reartiresto "freewheel."Toopenthe hydrostatic
reliefvalve,proceedas follows:
1. Locatethe hydrostaticbypassrodinthe rearofthetractor.See
Figure1.
Shipping Brace Removal
Makesurethe lawntractor'sengineisoff, setthe parkingbrakeand
removethe ignitionkeybeforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
1. Locatethe shippingbrace,if present,andwarningtag foundon
the rightsideof thecuttingdeck.SeeFigure2.
Figure1
2. Pullthe hydrostaticbypassrodoutward,then down,to lockit in
place.
NOTE:The transmissionwill NOTengagewhenthe hydrostatic
bypassrodis pulledout. Returnthe rodto itsnormalpositionpriorto
operatingthe tractor.
.
Figure2
Whileholdingthe dischargechutecoverwithyourleft hand,
removethe shippingbracewithyourright handby graspingit
betweenyourthumband indexfingerand rotatingit clockwise.
The shippingbraceis usedfor packagingpurposesonly.Remove
anddiscardthe shippingbracebeforeoperatingyour lawntractor.
Neverattemptto movethetractormanuallywithoutfirst openingthe
hydrostaticreliefvalve.Doingsowill resultinseriousdamageto the
tractor'stransmission.
The mowingdeckis capableof throwingobjects.Operatingthe riding
mowerwithoutthe dischargecoverin theproperoperatingposition
could resultin seriouspersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
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