Operator's Manual

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1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Full-widthramp4.Full-widthramp—side
view
TransportingMachines
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway
withoutsigns,lights,and/ormarkingsrequiredby
localregulations.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw.Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafety
instructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Ensurethatyourvehicle,hitch,safetychains,andtrailer
areadequatefortheloadyouarepullingandthatthey
meetalllocaltrafcregulationsforyourarea.
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropesasrequiredbylocaltrafc
regulationsinyourarea(
Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Fronttie-down(leftside
shown)
2.Reartie-downs
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/GroundSpeed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeckwhile
mowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottlepositionand
adjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.Agoodruleto
followistodecreasegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincreases;andincreasegroundspeedastheloadonthe
bladesdecreases.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsintheturf
overtime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,whichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain
conditions.
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