Operator's Manual

Mow/TransportSlide
Usingyourheel,movethemow/transportslide(Figure
22)tothelefttotransportandtotherighttomow.The
cuttingunitswillonlyoperateintheMOWposition
andnotlowerintheTRANSPORTposition.
Important:Themowspeedissetatthefactoryto
9.7km/h(6mph).Itcanbeincreasedordecreased
byadjustingthespeedstopscrew(Figure23).
g008888
Figure23
1.Speedstopscrew
Tilt-SteeringLever
Pullthetilt-steeringlever(Figure22)backtotiltthe
steeringwheeltothedesiredposition.Thenpushthe
leverforwardtosecuretheposition.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitch(Figure24),usedtostart,shut
off,andpreheattheengine,has3positions:OFF,
ON/PREHEAT,andSTART.Rotatethekeytothe
ON/PREHEATpositionuntiltheglow-plugindicator
lightgoesout(approximately7seconds);thenrotate
thekeytotheSTARTpositiontoengagethestarter
motor.Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.The
keymovesautomaticallytotheON/RUNposition.T o
shutofftheengine,rotatethekeytotheOFFposition.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchtopreventaccidental
starting.
g019980
Figure24
1.Parkingbrake
7.Oil-pressurelight
2.Ignitionswitch8.Temperaturelight
3.Enable/Disableswitch
9.Lightswitch
4.Diagnosticlight
10.Glow-plugindicatorlight
5.Lowermow/raisecontrol
lever
11.Throttle
6.Hourmeter12.Alternatorlight
Throttle
Movethethrottle(Figure24)forwardtoincreasethe
enginespeedandrearwardtodecreasetheengine
speed.
Enable/DisableSwitch
Usetheenable/disableswitch(Figure24)in
conjunctionwiththelowermow/raisecontrollever
tooperatethecuttingunits.Youcannotlowerthe
cuttingunitswhenthemow/transportleverisin
theTRANSPORTposition.
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure24)indicatesthetotalhours
ofmachineoperation.Itstartstofunctionwhenever
thekeyswitchison.
LowerMow/RaiseControlLever
Thislever(Figure24)raisesandlowersthecutting
unitsandalsostartsandstopsthereelswhenthe
reelsareenabledinthemowmode.Youcannot
lowerthecuttingunitswhenthemow/transport
leverisintheTRANSPORTposition.
Note:Whenthecuttingunitsareenabled,youdonot
needtoholdtheleverintheforwardpositionwhilethe
cuttingunitsareloweredorraised.
20