Operator's Manual

ontheoppositesidefromwhichyouwantto
turn(Figure17).
•Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleverstothe
neutralposition.
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrol
leversineitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewill
moveinthatdirection.
Figure17
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallocked
position
3.Forward
2.Centerunlockposition
4.Backward
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandtothelockedposition,disengagethe
powertakeoff(PTO),movethethrottletotheSlow
position,andstoptheengine.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toSettingtheParkingBrakein,page.Rememberto
removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMowerwith
theDeckLiftLever
Thedeckliftleverraisesandlowersthemowerdeck
(Figure18).Theenginemustberunningforyouto
usethislever.
Figure18
1.Deckliftlever
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushtheleverforward.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pulltheleverrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdthelever
backorforwardafterthemowerhasfullyraised
orlowered.Doingsowilldamagethehydraulic
system.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,
raisethedeckpastthe6inch(15cm)position,remove
theheightofcutstoppin(refertoAdjustingthe
Height-of-Cut),andplacethepininthe6inch(15cm)
height-of-cutposition(Figure21).
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