Operating Guide

Thank You for Purchasing a John Deere Product
We appreciate having you as a customer and wish you many years of
safe and satised use of your machine.
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Using Your Operator’s Manual
Read this operator’s manual, watch the safety video, and review the
safety signs on your machine before use. They all contain important
safety information and operating instructions that must be followed to
help keep you and others safe. Be sure everyone who uses the
machine has read the manual, reviewed the safety signs, and knows
how to use the machine safely and properly.
Your machine was designed and built to be operated in accordance
with all the safe operating instructions. Since it was designed to cut
grass, it can amputate hands and feet and throw objects. If you do not
follow safety instructions, serious injury or death can occur.
This operator manual is organized in sections to help you nd
information quickly. You can use this manual to nd answers to many
of your operating and servicing questions. An index at the end of this
book helps you nd needed information quickly. Contact your dealer if
this manual does not answer your questions.
Before using your machine:
● Know how to operate the machine. The Operating Controls section
helps you understand the controls of your machine and what they
do.
● Prepare your machine and the mowing area by performing required
daily checks outlined in the General Instructions section.
● Follow instructions in the Preventing Injuries section, especially
related to:
- Keeping children safe by following instructions in the Protect
Children section.
- Avoiding injury on slopes and near terrain hazards by following
instructions in the Operating on Slopes and Near Terrain
Hazards section.
- Follow the instructions in the Avoid Thrown Objects section and
keep all guards in place, including discharge chute.
- Cleaning machine during use and before storing as outlined in
the Prevent Fires section.
● Understand how to service and inspect your machine.
If you do not understand the instructions or have questions, contact
your dealer.
The machine shown in this manual can di󰀨er slightly from your
machine.
RIGHT-HAND and LEFT-HAND sides are determined by facing in the
direction that the machine travels when going forward. When you see
a broken line (------), the item referenced is hidden from view.
Before delivering this machine, your dealer performed a predelivery
inspection to ensure best performance.
This manual is an important part of your machine. Keep this manual
with the machine when you sell it.
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Special Messages
Your manual contains special messages to bring attention to potential
safety concerns and machine damage, as well as helpful operating
and servicing information. Please read all the information carefully to
avoid injury and machine damage.
CAUTION: Avoid injury! This symbol and text highlight
potential hazards or death to the operator or bystanders
that may occur if the hazards or procedures are ignored.
IMPORTANT: Avoid damage! This text is used to tell the operator
of actions or conditions that might result in damage to the
machine.
NOTE: General information is given throughout the manual that may
help the operator in the operation or service of the machine.
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Parts
We recommend John Deere quality parts and lubricants, available at
your John Deere dealer.
When you order parts, your John Deere dealer needs the serial
number or product identication number (PIN) for your machine or
attachment. These are the numbers that you recorded in the Product
Identication section of this manual.
Order Service Parts Online
Visit http://JDParts.deere.com for your Internet connection to parts
ordering and information.
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Service Literature
If you would like to purchase a copy of the Parts Catalog or Technical
Manual for this machine, visit The John Deere Technical Information
Store at:
https://techpubs.deere.com/
or call:
● U.S. & Canada: 1-800-522-7448.
● All Other Regions: Your John Deere dealer.
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Spark Arrestor
The California Public Resources Code, Section 4442.5 provides as
follows:
No person shall sell, o󰀨er for sale, lease, or rent to any person any
internal combustion engine subject to Section 4442 or 4443, and not
subject to Section 13005 of the Health and Safety Code, unless the
person provides a written notice to the purchaser or bailee, at the time
of sale or at the time of entering into the lease or rental contract,
stating that it is a violation of Section 4442 or 4443 to use or operate
the engine on any forest-covered, brush-covered, or grass-covered
land unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrestor, as dened in
Section 4442, maintained in e󰀨ective working order or the engine is
constructed, equipped, and maintained for the prevention of re
pursuant to Section 4443. Cal. Pub. Res. Code 4442.5. Other states or
jurisdictions may have similar laws. A spark arrestor for your machine
may be available from your authorized dealer. An installed spark
arrestor must be maintained in good working order by the operator.
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Introduction
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