Operator's Manual

6.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingtheengine.
7.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeusedforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhenthemachineisparked
insideabuilding;refertoUsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve(page23).
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioning
1levertoomuchaheadoftheother.Youmay
losecontrolofthemachine,whichmaycause
damagetothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
Important:Todrivethemachine(forwardor
backward),disengagethebrakeleverbeforeyou
canmovethemotion-controllevers.
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Figure20
1.Leftmotion-controllever
5.Forward
2.Rightmotion-controllever6.Neutral
3.Frontreferencebar
7.Reverse
4.Frontofthemachine
DrivingForward
1.Makesurethatthemotion-controlleversarein
theneutralposition.
2.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
3.Tomoveforwardinastraightline,moveboth
leversforwardwithequalpressure.
Note:Themachinemovesfasterthefarther
themotion-controlleversaremovedfromthe
neutralposition.
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Figure21
4.Toturnleftorright,pullthemotion-controllever
backtowardneutralinthedesiredturndirection.
Thetinescanbeinthedownpositionwhen
makinggradualturns.
5.Tomakezero-turns,liftyourfootoffthetine
engagementfootswitchcontroltoraisethe
tines.Theheadraisesin1second.
Important:Donotmakeazero-turnwhen
thetinesaredown,otherwiseyoumaytear
theturf.
6.Tostopthemachine,movebothmotion-control
leverstotheneutralposition.
DrivinginReverse
1.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheneutral
position.
2.Tomoverearwardinastraightline,slowlymove
bothleversrearwardwithequalpressure.
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Figure22
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