Operator's Manual

IdentifyingtheTie-Down
Points
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Figure43
1.Tie-downloops
HaulingtheMachine
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineonto
atrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
TowingtheMachine
Incaseofanemergency,youcantowthemachinefor
ashortdistance;however,Torodoesnotrecommend
thisasastandardprocedure.
Important:Donottowthemachinefasterthan3
to4km/h(2to3mph)becausethedrivesystem
maybecomedamaged.Ifthemachinemustbe
movedaconsiderabledistance,transportitona
truckortrailer.
1.Locatethebypassvalveonthepump(Figure
44)androtateit90°.
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Figure44
1.Bypassvalve
2.Beforestartingtheengine,closethebypass
valvebyrotatingit90°(1/4turn).
Important:Donotstarttheenginewhenthe
valveisopen.
OperatingTips
GeneralTips
BecomingFamiliarwiththe
Machine
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachine
inanopenarea.Startandshutofftheengine.
Operateinforwardandreverse.Lowerandraise
thecuttingunitsandengageanddisengagethe
cuttingunits.Whenyoufeelfamiliarwiththemachine,
practiceoperatingupanddownslopesatdifferent
speeds.
DANGER
Operatingthemachinewithoutusingtheseat
beltcouldresultinseriouspersonalinjuryor
death.
Alwaysusetheseatbelt.
UnderstandingtheWarning
System
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
MowingGrass
StarttheengineandmovethethrottletotheFAST
position.MovetheEnable/Disableswitchtothe
ENABLEpositionandusetheLowerMow/Raiselever
tocontrolthecuttingunits(thefrontcuttingunits
aretimedtolowerbeforetherearcuttingunits).T o
moveforwardandcutgrass,pressthetractionpedal
forward.
DrivingtheMachineinTransport
Mode
MovetheEnable/DisableswitchtotheDISABLE
positionandraisethecuttingunitstothetransport
position.MovetheMow/Transportlevertothe
TRANSPORTposition.Becarefulwhendrivingbetween
objectssothatyoudonotaccidentallydamagethe
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