Operator's Manual

Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
•Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunit(s)loweredtothe
groundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthe
cuttingunit(s)whileoperatingonslopescancause
themachinetobecomeunstable.
•Useextremecautionwhileoperatingthe
machinewithgrass-collectionsystemsorother
attachments.Thesecanchangethestabilityofthe
machineandcausealossofcontrol.
OperatingtheParking
Brake
Alwaysengagetheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
EngagingtheParkingBrake
WARNING
Theparkingbrakemaynotholdthemachine
parkedonaslopeandcouldcausepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.
Donotparkthemachineonslopesunlessthe
wheelsarechockedorblocked.
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
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StartingtheEngine
Note:Theglowpluglightilluminatesfor6seconds
whenyouturntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
TurntheignitiontotheSTARTpositionafterthelight
goesout.
Important:Usestartingcyclesofnomorethan
15secondsperminutetoavoidoverheatingthe
startermotor.
Important:Operatethemachinewiththethrottle
leverintheSLOWpositioninboththeforward
andreversedirectionsfor1to2minutesafter
changingtheengineoil,overhaulingeitherthe
engine,transmission,orwheelmotor,andwhen
youstarttheengineforthersttime.Operatethe
liftleverandPTOlevertoensurethattheyoperate
properly.Shuttheengineoff,checkuidlevels,
andcheckforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
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