Use and Care Manual

OperatingtheBlades

Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapowertake-off

(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower

blades.Thisswitchcontrolspowertoanyattachmentsthat

drawpowerfromtheengine,includingthemowerdeckand

cuttingblades.

EngagingtheBlades

Important:Donotengagethebladeswhenparkedin

tallgrass.Beltorclutchdamagecanoccur.

Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottleinthe

Fastposition.

Figure12

DisengagingtheBlades

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1.Controlpanel2.Blade-controlswitch—Off

StoppingtheEngine

1.Disengagethebladesbypushingtheblade-control

switchtoOff(Figure13).

2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition.

Note:Runitatidlespeedforapproximatelyone

minute.

3.TurntheignitionkeytoOffandremovethekey.

Driving

Drivingthemachinebenetsfromanunderstandingof

whatzero-turn-radiusmowermeans.Thedrivewheelsturn

independently,poweredbyhydraulicmotorsoneachaxle;

henceonesidecanturninreversewhiletheotherturns

forwardcausingthemachinetospinratherthanturn.This

vastlyimprovesthemachinemaneuverabilitybutmayrequire

someadjustmentiftheoperatorisunfamiliar.

WARNING

Themachinecanspinveryrapidly.Theoperator

maylosecontrolofthemachineandcausepersonal

injuryordamagetothemachine.

•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.

•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp

turns.

Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured

inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placingthethrottlecontrol

intheFastpositioncanbebestforperformance.Formost

applications,operatinginthefull-throttlepositionisdesirable.

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1.Park(brake)position

4.Backward

2.Center,unlockposition5.Frontofthemachine

3.Forward