User Guide

Operation
AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
Itisrecommendedtochangetheanti-scalproller
positionwhentheheightofcuthaschanged.
1.Stopthemachineandmovethedriveleversto
theneutrallockposition.
2.DisengagethePTO.
3.Engagetheparkbrake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekeyandwaitforall
movingpartstostop.
5.Afteradjustingtheheightofcut,adjustthe
anti-scalprollersbyremovingthenylocnut.
6.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersforthenormal
operatingconditions.Placerollersinoneof
thepositionsshownin
Figure11.Rollerswill
maintain3/4inches(19mm)clearancetothe
groundtominimizegougingandrollerwearor
damage.
Note:ForMaximumDeckFlotation,place
therollersoneholepositionlower.Rollersshould
maintain1/4inch(6.35mm)clearancetothe
ground.DoNotadjustrollerstosupportthe
deck.
Figure11
Forcuttingheightsabove31/2inches(90mm)usethe
bottomhole.Therollerswillstillbeeffectiveagainst
scalping.
1.Anti-scalproller
mountingbracket
2.Cuttingheight
7.Torquehardwareto27-33ft-lb(37-45N-m)or
lossofrollermayresult.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Position
theseatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolofthe
machineandaremostcomfortable.
•48and52InchUnits:
1.Pushtheadjustmentlevertowardsthecenter
ofthemachinetoreleasetheseatadjuster
track(
Figure12).
Figure12
1.Adjustmentlever
2.Movetheseattothedesiredpositionand
releasethelevertolockinthatposition.
•42InchUnit:
1.Tiptheseatforward.
2.Loosentheknob.
3.Movetheseattothedesiredposition.
4.Tightentheknob.
5.Tiptheseatbacktotheclosedposition.
ChangingtheSeatRide
Suspension
Thenumberofseatspringscanbechangedto
maximizeridercomfort.Morespringsshouldbeused
withheavieroperatorsandonroughterrain.Fewer
springsshouldbeusedwithlighteroperatorsand
whenmowingsmooth,wellestablishedlawns.Always
keepthenumberofspringsontheleftandrightside
thesamewhenaddingandremovingsprings.
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