Operator's Manual

•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
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.
•Useextremecautionwithgrass-collectionsystems
orotherattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcausealossofcontrol.
UsingtheRollover-Protection
System(ROPS)
WARNING
Arolloveraccidentcancauseinjuryordeath.
•Keeptherollbarintheraisedlocked
position.
•Usetheseatbelt.
•Ensurethattheseatplateissecuredwith
theseatlatch.
WARNING
Youhavenorolloverprotectionwhentheroll
barisinthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhennecessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbar
isinthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearance
permits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances
(i.e.,branches,doorways,electricalwires)
beforedrivingunderanyobjectsanddo
notcontactthem.
RaisingtheRollBar
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwhentheroll
barisintheraisedandlockedposition.
1.Ensurethattheseatissecuredwiththeseat
latch.
2.Removethe2hairpinsandremovethe2pins
(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Pin
3.Rollbar(raisedposition)
2.Hairpin
4.Rollbar(loweredposition)
3.Raisetherollbartotheuprightposition(Figure
20).
4.Securetherollbarwiththe2pinsand2hairpins
(Figure20).
LoweringtheRollBar
Important:Donotusetheseatbeltwhentheroll
barisintheloweredposition.
1.Removethehairpins,pushtherollbarforward
againstthesprings,andremovethe2pins
(Figure20).
2.Lowertherollbartothedownposition(Figure
20).
3.Installthe2pinsintothepivotplatesandsecure
thepinswiththe2hairpins(Figure20).
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