Operator's Manual

embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
StartingtheEngine
Youmayneedtobleedthefuelsystemifanyofthe
followingsituationshaveoccurred;refertoBleeding
theFuelSystem(page29):
•Initialstartupofanewengine
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents;i.e.lterreplaced,etc.
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengagedand
thecuttingunitdriveswitchisintheDISENGAGE
position.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
ensurethatthepedalisintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Movethethrottlelevertothe1/2throttleposition.
4.Insertthekeyintotheswitchandrotateitto
theON/PREHEATpositionuntiltheglow-plug
indicatorlightgoesout(approximately7
seconds);thenrotatethekeytotheSTART
positiontoengagethestartermotor.
Note:Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.
ThekeywillmoveautomaticallytotheON/RUN
position.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagethestarterfor
longerthan15seconds.After10secondsof
continuouscranking,wait60secondsbefore
engagingthestartermotoragain.
5.Whentheengineisstartedforthersttime
orafteranoverhauloftheengine,operate
themachineinforwardandreversefor1to2
minutes.Alsooperatetheliftleverandcutting
unitdriveswitchtoensureproperoperationof
allparts.
Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandright
tochecksteeringresponse;thenshutoffthe
engineandcheckforoilleaks,looseparts,and
anyothernoticeablemalfunctions.
CAUTION
Contactwithmovingpartscouldresult
ininjury.
Shutofftheengineandwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforechecking
foroilleaks,looseparts,andother
malfunctions.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MovethethrottlecontroltotheIDLEposition.
2.MovethecuttingunitdriveswitchtoDISENGAGE.
3.RotatethekeytoOFF.
4.Removethekeytopreventaccidentalstarting.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,highqualityofcutanda
uniformafter-cutappearance,itisimportantthatyou
setthereelspeedcontrols(locatedundertheseat)
correctly.Adjustthereelspeedcontrolsasfollows:
1.Selecttheheightofcutatwhichthecuttingunits
areset.
2.Choosethedesiredgroundspeedbestsuited
forconditions.
3.Usethegraphonthereelspeedchartdecals
(Figure31andFigure32),todeterminethe
properreelspeedsetting.
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