Operator's Manual

OperatingTips
BecomingFamiliarizedwiththe
Machine
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachine
inanopenarea.Startandshutofftheengine.
Operateinforwardandreverse.Lowerandraisethe
cuttingunitsandengageanddisengagethereels.
Whenyoufeelfamiliarwiththemachine,practice
operatingupanddownslopesatdifferentspeeds.
UnderstandingtheWarning
System
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
Mowing
Starttheengineandmovetheengine-speedswitch
totheFASTposition.MovetheEnable/Disableswitch
totheENABLEpositionandusetheLowerMow/Raise
levertocontrolthecuttingunits(thefrontcuttingunits
aretimedtolowerbeforetherearcuttingunits).T o
moveforwardandcutgrass,pressthetractionpedal
forward.
TransportingtheMachine
MovetheEnable/DisableswitchtotheDISABLE
positionandraisethecuttingunitstotheTRANSPORT
position.MovetheMow/Transportlevertothe
TRANSPORTposition.Becarefulwhendrivingbetween
objectssoyoudonotaccidentallydamagethe
machineorcuttingunits.Useextracarewhen
operatingthemachineonslopes.Driveslowlyand
avoidsharpturnsonslopestopreventrollovers.
Lowerthecuttingunitswhengoingdownhillfor
steeringcontrol.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Alwaysshutofftheengine,removethekey(if
equipped),waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andallowthemachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,
servicing,cleaning,orstoringthemachine.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
drives,mufers,coolingscreens,andengine
compartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanupoilor
fuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwhenever
youaretransportingornotusingthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Maintainandcleantheseatbelt(s)asnecessary.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,youcanmovethemachine
byactuatingthebypassvalveinthevariable
displacementhydraulicpumpandpushingortowing
themachine.
Important:Donotpushortowthemachinefaster
than3to4.8km/h(2to3mph)becauseinternal
transmissiondamagemayoccur.Thebypass
valvemustbeopenwheneveryoupushortow
themachine.
1.Rotatethebypass-valvebolt1-1/2turnstoopen
andallowoiltobypassinternally(Figure72).
Note:Thebypassvalveislocatedontheleft
sideofthehydrostat.Bybypassingtheuid,you
canmovethemachineslowlywithoutdamaging
thetransmission.
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Figure72
1.Bypass-valvebolt
2.Closethebypassvalvebeforestartingthe
engine.However,donotexceed7to11N∙m(5
to8ft-lb)torquetoclosethevalve.
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