Operator's Manual

tomow(nottoneutral)whilethemachineisinmotion.
Nodamagewillresult.
•RearPosition—neutralandbacklapping
•MiddlePosition—usedformowingoperation
•FrontPosition—usedfortransportoperation
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure24)indicatesthetotalhoursthe
machinehasoperated.Itstartstofunctionwheneverthe
keyswitchisrotatedtoOn.
IgnitionSwitch
Insertthekeyintotheswitch(Figure24)andturnit
clockwiseasfaraspossibletotheStartpositiontostart
theengine.Releasethekeyassoonastheenginestarts;
thekeywillmovetotheOnposition.Turnthekey
counterclockwisetotheOffpositiontostoptheengine.
SteeringArmLockingLever
Rotatethelever(Figure24)rearwardtoloosenthe
adjustment,raiseorlowerthesteeringarmforoperator
comfort,then,rotatetheleverforwardtotightenthe
adjustment.
WaterTemperatureLight
Thelight(Figure24)glowsandtheengineautomatically
shutsdownwhentheenginecoolanttemperaturegets
toohigh.
EngineOilPressureLight
Thelight(Figure24)glowsiftheengineoilpressure
dropsbelowasafelevel.
BatteryWarningLight
Thelight(Figure24)glowsifthebatterychargeislow.
GlowPlugIndicatorLight
Whentheglowplugindicatorlight(Figure24)islit,it
indicatestheglowplugsareon.
Raise/LowerMowControl
Movingthecontrol(Figure24)forwardduringoperation
lowersthecuttingunitsandstartsthereels.Pullback
onthecontroltostopthereelsandraisethecutting
units.Duringoperationthereelscanbestoppedby
pullingbackonthecontrolmomentarilyandreleasingit.
Restartthereelsbymovingthecontrolforward.
HighTemperatureOverrideButton
Iftheenginekillsduetoanoverheatingcondition,press
theoverridebutton(Figure24)inandholdituntilthe
machinecanbemovedtoasafelocationandallowedto
cooldown.
Note:Whenusingtheoverridebutton,itmustbe
helddowncontinuouslytooperate.Donotuseitfor
extendedperiodsoftime.
BacklapLever
Usethebacklaplever(Figure25)inconjunctionwith
theraise/lowermowcontrolleverandthereelspeed
controlforbacklappingthereels.
Figure25
1.Backuplever2.Reelspeedcontrol
ReelSpeedControl
Usethereelspeedcontrol(Figure25)toadjusttheRPM
ofthereels.
SeatAdjustingLever
Theseatadjustingleverontheleftsideoftheseat
(Figure26)allowsa7in.(18cm)foreandaftadjustment.
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