Use and Care Manual

DrivingBackward

Note:Alwaysusecautionwhenbackingupandturning.

1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.

2.Togobackward,lookbehindyouanddown,asyou

slowlypullthemotion-controlleversrearward(Figure

17).

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Figure17

Togostraight,applyequalpressuretoboth

motion-controllevers(Figure17).

Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotion-control

levertowardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.

Tostop,pushthemotion-controlleverstoneutral.

StoppingtheMachine

Tostopthemachine,movethemotioncontrolleversto

neutralandoutwardtotheparkposition,disengagetheblade

controlswitch,movethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,

runitatidlespeedforapproximatelyoneminute,.andturn

theignitionkeytooff.Remembertoremovethekeyfrom

theignitionswitch.

WARNING

Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey

moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhileitis

unattended.

Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe

motioncontrolleversoutwardtotheparkposition

whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust

forafewminutes.

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut

Note:Thetransportpositionisthehighestheight-of-cut

positionorcuttingheight(115mm(4.5inches))asshown

inFigure18.

Figure18

AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp

Rollers

Wheneveryouchangetheheight-of-cut,itisrecommended

toadjusttheheightoftheanti-scalprollers.

Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdonottouch

thegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.

1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe

motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockpositionand

settheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving

partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollerstooneofthefollowing

positions: