Operator's Manual

theinterlocksystemisoperatingcorrectly.Correctthe
problemifitisnotoperatingproperly.
2.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltoNeutral,
movethefunctionalcontrollevertoNeutral,and
engagetheparkingbrake.Movethefunctionalcontrol
levertomowortransportandtrytostarttheengine.
Theengineshouldnotcrank,whichmeansthatthe
interlocksystemisoperatingcorrectly.Correctthe
problemifitisnotoperatingproperly.
3.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltoNeutral,
movethefunctionalcontrollevertoNeutral,and
engagetheparkingbrake.Starttheengineandmove
thefunctionalcontrollevertomowortransport.The
engineshouldkill,whichmeansthattheinterlock
systemisoperatingcorrectly.Correcttheproblemifit
isnotoperatingproperly.
4.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltoNeutral,
movethefunctionalcontrollevertoNeutral,and
engagetheparkingbrake.Starttheengine.Release
theparkingbrake,movethefunctionalcontrollever
tomow,andrisefromtheseat.Theengineshould
kill,whichmeansthattheinterlocksystemisoperating
correctly.Correcttheproblemifitisnotoperating
properly.
5.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltoNeutral,
movethefunctionalcontrollevertoNeutral,and
engagetheparkingbrake.Starttheengine.Move
theraise/lowermowcontrolforwardtolowerthe
cuttingunits.Thecuttingunitsshouldlowerbutnot
startrotating.Iftheydo,theinterlocksystemisnot
operatingcorrectly.Correcttheproblem.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,highquality–of–cutandauniform
aftercutappearance,itisimportantthatthereelspeedcontrol
(locatedonthemanifoldblockunderseat)becorrectlyset.
Adjustthereelspeedcontrolasfollows:
1.Selecttheheight-of-cutatwhichthecuttingunitsare
set.
2.Choosethedesiredgroundspeedbestsuitedfor
conditions.
3.Usingtheappropriategraph(SeeFigure36)for5,8or
11bladecuttingunits,determinetheproperreelspeed
setting.
Figure36
4.Tosetthereelspeed,rotatetheknob(Figure37)
untiltheindicatorarrowsareinlinewiththenumber
designatingdesiredsetting.
Figure37
1.Reelspeedcontrol
Note:Reelspeedcanbeincreasedordecreasedto
compensateforturfconditions.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Mowing
Toassistinaligningthemachineforsuccessivecuttingpasses,
itissuggestedthefollowingbedonetotheNo.2andNo.
3cuttingunitbaskets:
1.Measureinapproximately5inches(12.7cm)fromthe
outeredgeofeachbasket.
2.Eitherplaceastripofwhitetapeorpaintalineonto
eachbasketparallelingtheouteredgeofeachbasket
(
Figure38).
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