User Guide

Operation
Figure15
1.Frontofthemachine.5.Leverpositionfor
pushingthemachine
2.Rotatebypassrelease
knobcounterclockwise
6.Rotatebypassrelease
knobclockwise
3.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine.
7.Releaselever
4.Pullleverinthisdirection
4.Loosentheknobbyturningcounterclockwise.
Thenpullthereleaseleverontheundersideof
machine(Figure15)towardsthebackofthe
machineandretightentheknobtoholdthe
releaseleverbackinthereleasedstate.Repeatthis
oneachsideofthemachine.
5.Releasetheparkingbrake.Themachineisnow
abletobepushedbyhand.
ToOperatetheMachine
Loosenthebypassknob,pushthereleaselevers
forward,andretightentheknobtoengagethedrive
system(Figure15).
SideDischarge
Themowerhasahingeddischargedeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardthe
turf.
DANGER
Withoutthedischargedeector,mulchkit,or
entiregrasscollectionsystemmountedinplace,
youandothersareexposedtobladecontactand
throwndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethedischargedeectorfrom
themowerbecausethedischargedeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
dischargedeectoriseverdamaged,replace
itimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethemovetheblade
controlswitchtoOffandrotatetheignition
keytoOff.Alsoremovethekeyandpullthe
wireoffthesparkplug(s).
Transporting
TransportingaUnit
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Lockbrakeandblockwheels.Securely
fastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwithstraps,
chains,cable,orropes.Besurethatthetrailerortruck
hasallnecessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredby
law .Secureatrailerwithasafetychain.
CAUTION
Thisunitdoesnothaveproperturnsignals,
lights,reectivemarkings,oraslowmoving
vehicleemblem.Drivingonastreetorroadway
withoutsuchequipmentisdangerousand
canleadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Drivingonastreetorroadwaywithoutsuch
equipmentmayalsobeaviolationofStatelaws
andtheoperatormaybesubjecttotrafctickets
and/ornes.
DoNotdriveaunitonapublicstreetorroadway.
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