Operator's Manual

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greenlightstopsashingandremainsoff.Whenthe
switchlightiscontinuouslyoff,themachineisinthe
4-wheel-steeringmode.
Note:Ifyouturnthesteeringwheeltoobriskly,
steeringmisalignmentmayoccur.
Note:Ifthesteeringsystemismisalignedafter
repeated2-wheel-steeringto4-wheel-steering
engagements,refertoCorrectingtheSteering
Misalignment(page45).
OperatingtheMowerDeck
orAttachment
RaisingandLoweringthe
Mower/Attachment
Thedeck-liftswitchraisesandlowersthemower
deck/attachment(Figure22).Theenginemustbe
runningforyoutousethisswitch.
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Figure22
1.Deck-liftswitch
Tolowerthemowerdeck/attachment,pushthe
switchforward.
Toraisethemoverdeck/attachment,pushthe
switchrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitch
backafterthemower/attachmentisfullyraised.
Doingsocausesdamagethehydraulicsystem.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeck/attachmentinthe
raisedposition,raisethedeck/attachmentpastthe15
cm(6inch)position,removetheheight-of-cutstoppin,
andinsertthepinintothe15cm(6inch)height-of-cut
position;refertoAdjustingtheHeightofCut(page27).
EngagingthePowerTakeoff(PTO)
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarm
up5to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,ensurethatthetraction
pedalisintheNEUTRALpositionandthatthe
engineisatfullthrottle.
3.PullupthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure23).
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Figure23
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheOFF
position.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom2.5to15.8cm
(1to6inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsby
relocatingtheheight-of-cutpinintodifferenthole
locations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushbackthedeck-lift
switchuntilthemowerdeckisfullyraised,and
releasetheswitchimmediatelyasshownin
Figure24.
2.Rotatetheheight-of-cutpinuntilthenubon
itlinesupwiththeslotsintheholesinthe
height-of-cutbracketandremoveit(Figure24).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracket
correspondingtothedesiredheightofcut,insert
thepin,androtateitdowntolockitinplace
(Figure24).
Note:Thereare4rowsofholepositions
(Figure24).Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightof
cutlistedabovethepin.Thesecondrowdown
givesyoutheheightlistedplus6mm(1/4inch).
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