Operator's Manual

Abladecanbebentordamagedwhendriving
upacurb.Piecesofbladethatmaybethrown
couldseriouslyinjureorkillyouorbystanders.
Donotrunbladeswhiledrivingupacurb
forwardorbackward.
DrivingForwardUpaCurb
1.Disengagethemowerblades.
2.Selectrstgeartodrivethemachine.
3.Drivemachineuntilthecastorwheelscontactcurb
(Figure10).
4.Liftthefrontofthemachinebypushingdownon
thelowerhandle(Figure10).
5.Drivethemachineuntildrivewheelscontactthe
curb(Figure10).
6.Lowerthefrontofthemachine(Figure10).
Note:Bothdrivewheelsshouldcontactthecurb
andcasterwheelsstraight.
7.Atthesametimeengagethelowercontrolbarand
liftuponthelowerhandletodriveoverthecurb
(Figure9andFigure10).
Note:Liftinguponthelowerhandlewillassist
drivingthemachineupacurbandnotspinthe
drivewheels.
Figure10
1.LowerControlBar
engagedandmower
inreverse.
3.LowerControlBar
engagedandmower
goingforward.
2.Pulluptoassistmachine
DrivingBackwardUpaCurb
1.Disengagethemowerblades.
2.Selectreversetodrivemachine.
3.Drivethemachineuntildrivewheelscontactcurb
(Figure10).
Note:Bothdrivewheelsshouldcontactthecurb
andcasterwheelsstraight.
4.Atthesametimeengagelowercontrolbarandlift
uponthelowerhandle(Figure9andFigure10).
Note:Liftinguponthelowerhandlewillassist
drivingthemachineupacurbandnotspinthe
drivewheels.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,pullbackontheuppercontrol
bar,releasethebladecontrolbail,andturntheignition
keytooff.Alsosettheparkingbrakeifyouleavethe
machineunattended;refertoSettingtheParkingBrake
inOperation,page12.Remembertoremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
TransportingMachines
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingasrequiredby
law .Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
petsorbystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle
andconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltiedownloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure11).
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