Operator's Manual

Figure13
1.Operateposition
2.Pushposition
ToOperatetheTractor
PushthedrivecontrolintotheOperatepositiontoengage
thedrivesystem(Figure13).
Note:Thetractorwillnotstartunlessthedrivecontrolisin
theOperateposition.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inRPM(revolutionsperminute).Shiftthethrottlecontrol
leverintotheFastpositionforbestperformance.
Togoforwardorbackward:
Placeyourfootonthetractioncontrolpedalandslowlypress
onthetopofthepedaltomoveforwardoronthebottomof
thepedaltomovebackward(Figure14).
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrolpedal
ineitherdirection,thefasterthetractorwillmoveinthat
direction.
Figure14
1.Forward2.Backward
Note:Toslowdown,releasethepressureonthetraction
controlpedal.
Note:Thistractorfeaturesanautomaticbrakesystemthat
engageswheneveryoutakeyourfootoffthetractioncontrol
pedal.
Note:Toreversethetractorwiththebladecontrol(PTO)
engaged,deactivatetheoperating-in-reverseinterlockusing
theKeyChoiceswitchlocatedinfrontofandbelowtheseat.
StoppingtheTractor
1.Releasethetractioncontrolpedal.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
3.TurntheignitionkeytoOfftostoptheengine.
4.Removetheignitionkeyfromtheswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
AlwaysremovetheignitionandKeyChoicekeys
whenleavingthetractorunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
SideDischargingtheGrass
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedinplace,
youandothersareexposedtobladecontactand
throwndebris.Contactwithrotatingmowerblades
andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoudisengagethebladecontrol
(PTO)androtatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyanddisconnectthewirefrom
thesparkplug.
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
OperatingTips
•Forthebestperformance,operatetheengineatthe
maximumspeed.Themowerrequiresairtothoroughly
cutgrassclippings,sodonotsettheheight-of-cuttoo
loworcompletelysurroundthemowerinuncutgrass.
Alwaysleaveonesideofthemowerfreefromuncutgrass
toallowtheairtobedrawnintothemower.
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