Operator's Manual

brakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftor
wetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.
Anotherbenetofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.
Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,theuphillwheel
slipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,depress
theuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtraction
onthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthe
seatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturns
onslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,the
cuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Important:Allowenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafullloadoperation.
Thisallowstheturbochargertocooldownbefore
shuttingtheengineoff.Failuretodosomaylead
toturbo-chargertrouble.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
movethethrottletoSlow.MovingthethrottletoSlow
reduceshighengineRPM,noise,andvibration.Turn
thekeytoOfftostoptheengine.
EngineCoolingFanOperation
Theenginecoolingfanswitchhastwopositionsfor
controllingtheoperationofthefan.Thetwopositions
areRandAuto.Thefanhastheabilitytoreverse
toblowdebrisoffoftherearscreen.Undernormal
operatingconditions,theswitchshouldbeintheAuto
position.InAuto,thefanspeedwillbecontrolled
bythecoolantorhydraulicoiltemperatureandwill
automaticallyreversetoblowdebrisoffoftherear
screen.Areversecycleisautomaticallyinitiatedwhen
eitherthecoolantorhydraulictemperaturereaches
acertainpoint.Bypressingthefanswitchforward
intotheRposition,thefanwillcompleteamanually
initiatedreversecycle.Itisrecommendedtoreversethe
fanwhentherearscreeniscloggedorpriortoentering
theshoporthestoragearea.
OperatingTips
Familiarization
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachine
inanopenarea.Startandstoptheengine.Operatein
forwardandreverse.Lowerandraisethecuttingunits
andengageanddisengagethereels.Whenyoufeel
familiarwiththemachine,practiceoperatingupand
downslopesatdifferentspeeds.
WarningSystem
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
Mowing
StarttheengineandmovethethrottletotheFast
position.MovetheMowSpeedLimitertothemow
position.MovethePTOswitchtotheONposition
andusetheLiftSwitchtocontrolthecuttingunits(the
frontcuttingunitsaretimedtolowerbeforetherear
cuttingunits).Tomoveforwardandcutgrass,press
thetractionpedalforward.
Transport
MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFpositionandraise
thecuttingunitstothetransportposition.Movethe
MowSpeedLimitertothetransportposition.Be
carefulwhendrivingbetweenobjectssoyoudonot
accidentallydamagethemachineorcuttingunits.Use
extracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Drive
slowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopestopreventroll
overs.Lowerthecuttingunitswhengoingdownhill
forsteeringcontrol.
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