Operator's Manual

SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Youareresponsibleforsafeslope
operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.
•Evaluatethesiteconditionstodetermineifthe
slopeissafeformachineoperation,including
surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructions,listedbelow,for
operatingthemachineonslopes.Beforeyou
operatethemachine,reviewthesiteconditionsto
determinewhetheryoucanoperatethemachine
intheconditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
–Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesin
speedordirection.Maketurnsslowlyand
gradually.
–Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisin
question.
–Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
hazards.Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
Youmayneedtobleedthefuelsystemifanyofthe
followingsituationshaveoccurred;refertoBleeding
theFuelSystem(page27):
•Initialstartupofanewengine
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents;i.e.lterreplaced,etc.
StartingtheEngine
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
MovethethrottlecontroltotheIDLEposition,movethe
cuttingunitdriveswitchtoDISENGAGE,androtatethe
starterkeytoOFF.Removethekeyfromtheswitchto
preventaccidentalstarting.
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