Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Turnoffthefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineintoatrailerortruck.
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Loadingthemachineontoatrailerwithout
strongenoughorproperlysupportedramps
couldbedangerous.Therampscould
collapse,causingthemachinetofall,which
couldcauseinjury.
•Useproperrampsthataresecuredtothe
truckortrailer.
•Keepfeetandlegsoutfromunderthe
machinewhenloadingandunloading.
•Ifnecessary,useassistancewhenloading.
Besurethatthefuelshutoffvalveisclosed.
Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerwithstraps,
chains,cables,orropes.
Besurethatthetrailerhasallnecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw,andusesafetychains.
Disengagingthe
HydrostaticDrive
Ifyouneedtopushthemachineunpowered,youmust
releasethehydrostaticdrive.Toreleasethedrive,
pullthehydrostatic-drivebypasslever(Figure14)
outanddown,lockingitintheoutposition.Thefront
wheelsnowrotatefreely.
Toengagethedrive,pulluponthebypassleveruntil
itsnapsbackintothemachine.
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Figure14
(Rearofmachineshown)
1.Hydrostatic-drivebypasslever
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