Operator's Manual

•Thecuttingunitsonlyoperatewhenthe
mow/transportslideisintheMOWposition.
•Thecuttingunitsdonotlowerwhenthe
mow/transportslideisintheTRANSPORTposition.
Tilt-SteeringLever
Pullthetilt-steeringlever(Figure40)backtotiltthe
steeringwheeltothedesiredposition.Thenpushthe
leverforwardtosecuretheposition.
ControlConsole
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Figure41
1.Cutting-unitshiftlever
7.Throttle
2.Cutting-unitdriveswitch
8.Alternatorlight
3.Oil-pressurelight
9.Ignitionswitch
4.Enginecoolant
temperaturelight
10.Liftleverlock
5.Hourmeter11.Parkingbrake
6.Glow-plugindicatorlight
CuttingUnitShiftLever—Raise/Lower
•Tolowerthecuttingunitstotheground,push
forwardthecuttingunitshiftleverforwardtothe
LOWERposition(Figure41).
Note:Thecuttingunitsdonotlowerunlessthe
engineisrunning.Youdonotneedtoholdthe
leverintheforwardpositionwhilethecuttingunits
arelowered.
•Toraisethecuttingunits,pulltheshiftlever
rearwardtotheRAISEposition.
Note:Thereelsdonotrunwhilethecuttingunits
areraised.
CuttingUnitDriveSwitch
Thecuttingunitdriveswitch(Figure41)has2
positions:ENGAGEandDISENGAGE.Therockerswitch
operatesasolenoidvalveonthevalvebanktodrive
thecuttingunits.
OilPressureWarningLight
Theoilpressurewarninglight(Figure41)glowsifthe
engineoilpressuredropsbelowasafelevel.
EngineCoolantTemperatureWarningLight
Thetemperaturewarninglight(Figure41)illuminates
iftheenginecoolanttemperatureishigh.Atthis
temperature,thecuttingunitsshutoff.Ifthecoolant
temperaturerisesanother5.5°C(10°F),theengine
shutsofftopreventfurtherdamage.
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure41)indicatesthetotalhoursof
machineoperation.Thehourmeterstartstofunction
wheneverthekeyswitchison.
Glow-PlugIndicator
Theglow-plugindicatorlight(Figure41)illuminates
whentheglowplugsareenergized.
Throttle
Movethethrottle(Figure41)forwardtoincreasethe
enginespeedandrearwardtodecreasetheengine
speed.
AlternatorLight
Thealternatorlight(Figure41)shutsoffwhenthe
engineruns.Ifthealternatorlightilluminateswhilethe
engineruns,checkthechargingsystemandrepair
itasnecessary.
IgnitionSwitch
Usetheignitionswitch(Figure41)toruntheengine
andlights.Theignitionswitchhas3positions:
•TheSHUTOFFpositionshutsofftheengine.
•TheRUN/PREHEATpositionallowstheengineto
runorpreheatsthecylinderheadoftheengine.
•TheSTARTpositionenergizesthestarter.
Note:WhenthekeyisintheRUN/PREHEATposition,
theglowplugenergizesandtheindicatorlight
illuminatesforapproximately7seconds.
LiftLeverLock
Movetheliftleverlock(Figure41)rearwardtoprevent
thecuttingunitsfromdropping.
ParkingBrake
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,engagetheparking
brake(Figure41)topreventaccidentalmovementof
themachine.T oengagetheparkingbrake,pullup
onthelever;todisengagethebrake,pushdownthe
lever.
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