Operator's Manual
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Turnoffthefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineintoatrailerortruck.
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Loadingthemachineontoatrailerwithout
strongenoughorproperlysupportedramps
couldbedangerous.Therampscould
collapse,causingthemachinetofall,which
couldcauseinjury.
•Useproperrampsthataresecuredtothe
truckortrailer.
•Keepfeetandlegsoutfromunderthe
machinewhenloadingandunloading.
•Ifnecessary,useassistancewhenloading.
Besurethatthefuelshutoffvalveisclosed.
Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerwithstraps,
chains,cables,orropes.
Besurethatthetrailerhasallnecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw,andusesafetychains.
Disengagingthe
HydrostaticDrive
Ifyouneedtopushthemachineunpowered,youmust
releasethehydrostaticdrive.T oreleasethedrive,
pullthehydrostatic-drivebypasslever(Figure14)
outanddown,lockingitintheoutposition.Thefront
wheelsnowrotatefreely.
Toengagethedrive,pulluponthebypassleveruntil
itsnapsbackintothemachine.
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Figure14
(Rearofmachineshown)
1.Hydrostatic-drivebypasslever
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