Use and Care Manual

MowinginReverse

Themachinehasaninterlockfeaturethatpreventsthemower

deckfrommowingwhilethemachineistravelinginreverse.

IfyoushiftintoreversewiththePTOengaged,thePTO

stops.Ifyouneedtomowwhileinreversegear,youcan

temporarilydeactivatethisinterlock.

Note:Donotmowwhilebackingupunlessitisnecessary.

DANGER

Achildorbystandercouldbebackedoverbya

ridingmowerwithbladesengagedandcause

seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.

•Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutely

necessary.

•Alwayslookbackwardanddownbeforebacking

up.

•UsetheKeyChoiceswitchonlyifyouarecertain

nochildrenorotherbystanderswillappearin

themowingarea.

•AlwaysremoveboththeignitionandKeyChoice

keysandputtheminasafeplaceoutofthe

reachofchildrenorunauthorizeduserswhen

leavingthemachineunattended.

Ifyouarecertainthatyoucansafelymoworoperatean

attachmentinreverse,completethefollowingprocedure:

1.InserttheKeyChoicekeyintotheKeyChoiceswitch

(Figure7).

2.EngagethePTO.

3.TurntheKeyChoicekeyclockwiseuntilitstopsand

releaseit.

Note:Aredlightilluminatingontheconsoleindicates

thattheinterlockhasbeendeactivated.

4.Performthemowing.

5.Whennishedmowing,removetheKeyChoicekey

(Figure7).

Note:Onceyoudeactivatetheinterlock,itstaysin

thismode—withyourmowerbladeorPTOpowered

attachmentoperatingwheneveryoubackup—andthe

consolelightstaysonuntilyoueitherdisengagethe

PTOorshutofftheengine.

AdjustingtheHeightofCut

Note:Thetransportpositionisthehighestheight-of-cut

positionorcuttingheightat115mm(4-1/2inches)asshown

inFigure21.

Heightofcutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtotherightof

theoperatingposition(Figure21).

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Figure21