Operator's Manual
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMowerwith
theDeckLiftSwitch
Thedeck-liftswitchraisesandlowersthemowerdeck(Figure
18).Theenginemustberunningforyoutousethislever.
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Figure18
1.Deck-liftswitch
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitchdown
(Figure18).
Important:Whenthemowerdeckislowered,itwill
besetinaoat/idleposition.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitchup
(Figure18).
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitchupor
downafterthemowerhasfullyraisedorlowered.Doing
sowilldamagethehydraulicsystem.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,raise
thedeckpastthe6inch(15cm)position,removetheheight
ofcutstoppin(refertoAdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut(page
26)),andplacethepininthe6inch(15cm)height-of-cut
position(
Figure20).
EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplacetheminneutral.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(
Figure19).
Figure19
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
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