Operator's Manual

Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitch
backafterthemower/attachmentisfullyraised.
Doingsocausesdamagethehydraulicsystem.
Note:T olockthecuttingunit/attachmentintheraised
position,raisethedeck/attachmentpastthe15cm
(6inch)position,removetheheight-of-cutstoppin,
andinsertthepinintothe15cm(6inch)height-of-cut
position;refertoAdjustingtheHeightofCut(page24).
EngagingthePowerTakeoff(PTO)
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarm
up5to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,ensurethatthetraction
pedalisintheNEUTRALpositionandthatthe
engineisatfullthrottle.
3.PullupthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheOFF
position.
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
SelectingtheGroundSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
Decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincreases,andincreasegroundspeedasthe
loadonthebladesdecreases.
AlternatingMowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsinthe
turfovertime.Thisalsohelpsthedisperseclippings,
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
AvoidingaLowCut
Ifthemachinecuttingwidthiswiderthanthemachine
thatyoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayneed
toslowdowntheforwardspeedand/orraisethe
height-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifyouarecuttingmorethan1/3ofthe
grassblade,oraremowinginsparselonggrass
ordryconditions,usetheatsailofthebladesto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,andstrainonthe
deck-drivecomponents.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifyouallowthegrasstogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifthegrasscontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighttoahighersetting
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemower,cuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
units,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoil
orfuel.
MaintainingtheBlades
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecutting
season.Sharpbladescreateacleancutwithout
tearingorshreddingthegrassblades.Tearing
andshreddingcausesgrasstoturnbrownatthe
edges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthe
chanceofdisease.
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