Operator's Manual

UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(bladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheoffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
TransportingMachines
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingasrequiredby
law .Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
petsorbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle
andconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltiedownloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Tractionunittiedownloops
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