Operator's Manual

continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
MowingGrass
Therotationalspeedofthecuttingcylindersshould
alwaysbekeptashighaspossibleinordertomaintain
thehighestqualityofcut.Thisinturnrequiresthatthe
enginespeedbekeptashighaspossible.
Cuttingperformanceisbestwhencuttingagainstthe
lieofthegrass.Inordertotakeadvantageofthisfact,
theoperatorshouldattempttoalternatethedirection
ofmowingbetweencuts.
Takecarenottoleaveuncutstripsofgrassatthe
overlappointsbetweenadjacentcuttingunitsby
avoidingtightturns.
MaximizingtheQualityofCut
Thequalityofcutwilldeteriorateiftheforwardspeed
isexcessive.Alwaysbalancethequalityofcutwith
theworkraterequiredandsettheforwardspeed
accordingly.
MaximizingEngineEfciency
Donotlettheenginelabor.Ifyounoticethatthe
enginestartstolabor,reducetheforwardspeedor
increasetheheightofcut.Checkthatthecutting
cylindersarenotinheavycontactwiththeirbottom
blades.
DrivingtheMachineinTransport
Mode
Alwaysdisengagethecuttingunitdrivewhentraveling
acrossun-grassedareas.Grasswilllubricatethe
cuttingedgeswhilstmowing.Excessiveheatwillbuild
upifthecuttingcylindersarerunwhennotmowing
andthiswillcauserapidweartotakeplace.Forthis
reasonitisalsowisetoreducecuttingspeedwhen
mowinglightlygrassedareasorwhenthegrassis
dry.Becarefulwhendrivingbetweenobjectssothat
youdonotaccidentallydamagethemachineorthe
cuttingunits.
WARNING
Takecarewhentravelingoverobstaclessuch
asroadsidecurbs.Alwaystravelatslow
speedoverobstaclestopreventdamageto
thetires,wheels,andsteeringsystem.Ensure
thatthetiresareinatedtotherecommended
pressures.
OperatingtheMachineonSlopes
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopesto
preventrollovers.Lowerthecuttingunitsforsteering
controlwhengoingdownhill.
UsingtheRearRollerScrapers
Itisgenerallywisetoremoverearrollerscrapers
whereconditionsallow,asoptimumgrassdischarge
isachievedwithoutthem.Installthescraperswhen
conditionsaresuchthatmudandgrassstarttobuild
upontherollers.Wheninstallingthescraperwires,
ensurethattheyarecorrectlytensioned.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
drives,mufers,coolingscreens,andengine
compartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanupoilor
fuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwhenever
youaretransportingornotusingthemachine.
•Maintainandcleantheseatbelt(s)asnecessary.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
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