Operator's Manual

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5.Removethekeyfromtheswitchtopreventaccidental

starting.

CheckingtheInterlock

Switches

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

CAUTION

Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor

damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly

causingpersonalinjury.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches

dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore

operatingthemachine.

Themachinehasinterlockswitchesintheelectricalsystem.

Theseswitchesaredesignedtostoptheenginewhenoperator

getsoffoftheseatwhenthetractionpedalispressed.

However,theoperatormaygetoffoftheseatwhiletheengine

isrunningandthetractionpedalisinneutral.Althoughthe

enginewillcontinuetorunifthePTOswitchisdisengaged

andthetractionpedalisreleased,itisstronglyrecommended

thattheenginebestoppedbeforerisingfromtheseat.

Tochecktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches,perform

thefollowingprocedure:

1.Drivethemachineslowlytoalarge,relativelyopenarea.

2.Lowerthecuttingunits,stoptheengine,andapplythe

parkingbrake.

3.Sitontheseatandpressthetractionpedal.

4.Trytostarttheengine.

Note:Theengineshouldnotcrank.Iftheengine

cranks,thereisamalfunctionintheinterlocksystem

thatshouldbecorrectedbeforebeginningoperation.

5.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.

6.RisefromtheseatandmovethePTOswitchtothe

ONposition.

Note:ThePTOshouldnotengage.IfthePTO

engages,thereisamalfunctionintheinterlocksystem

thatshouldbecorrectedbeforebeginningoperation.

7.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,andstart

theengine.

8.MovethetractionpedaloutoftheNEUTRALposition.

Note:Theengineshouldstop.Iftheenginedoesnot

stop,thereisamalfunctionintheinterlocksystemthat

shouldbecorrectedbeforebeginningoperation.

AdjustingtheLift-Arm

Counterbalance

Youcanadjustthecounterbalanceontherearcutting-unit

liftarmstocompensatefordifferentturfconditionsandto

maintainauniformheightofcutinroughconditionsorin

areasofthatchbuildup.

Youcanadjusteachcounterbalancespringto1of4settings.

Eachincrementincreasesordecreasesthecounterbalance

onthecuttingunitby2.3kg(5lb).Thespringscanbe

positionedonthebacksideofthespringactuatortoremove

allcounterbalance(fourthposition).

1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe

cuttingunits,stoptheengine,engagetheparking

brakes,andremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.

2.Insertatubeorsimilarobjectontothelongspring

endtorelievethespringtensionduringtheadjustment

(Figure40).

CAUTION

Thespringsareundertensionandcouldcause

personalinjury.

Usecautionwhenadjustingthesprings.

3.Whilerelievingthespringtension,removethebolt

andlocknutsecuringthespringactuatortothebracket

(Figure40).

Figure40

1.Spring2.Springactuator

4.Movethespringactuatortothedesiredholelocation

andsecureitwiththelocknut.

5.Repeattheprocedureontheremainingspring.