Operator's Manual

operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.
•Evaluatethesiteconditionstodetermineifthe
slopeissafeformachineoperation,including
surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructions,listedbelow,for
operatingthemachineonslopes.Beforeyou
operatethemachine,reviewthesiteconditionsto
determinewhetheryoucanoperatethemachine
intheconditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
–Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesin
speedordirection.Maketurnsslowlyand
gradually.
–Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisin
question.
–Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
hazards.T allgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.Lossoftraction
tothedrivewheelsmayresultinslidinganda
lossofbrakingandsteering.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
–Useextremecautionwithgrass-collection
systemsorotherattachments.Thesecan
changethestabilityofthemachineandcause
alossofcontrol.
BreakingintheMachine
RefertotheengineOwner’sManualsuppliedwiththe
machineforoilchangeandmaintenanceprocedures
recommendedduringthebreak-inperiod.
Only8hoursofoperationisrequiredforthebreak-in
period.
Sincethersthoursofoperationarecriticaltofuture
dependabilityofthemachine,monitoritsfunctionsand
performancecloselysothatminordifculties,which
couldleadtomajorproblems,arenotedandcanbe
corrected.Inspectthemachinefrequentlyduring
break-inforsignsofoilleakage,loosefasteners,or
anyothermalfunction.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotuseetherorothertypesof
startinguid.
Note:Youmayneedtobleedthefuelsystembefore
startingtheengineifanyofthefollowingsituations
haveoccurred:
•Initialstartupofanewengine
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponfuel
systemcomponents;ie.lterreplaced,etc.
Refertoyourengineowner’smanual.
1.Sitontheseat,locktheparkingbrake,
disengagetheraise/lowermowcontroland
movethefunctional-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
makesurethepedalisintheNEUTRALposition.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
4.Insertthekeyintotheswitchandrotateittothe
ONposition.HolditintheONpositionuntilthe
glow-plug-indicatorlightgoesoff(approximately
6seconds).
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagethestarter
longerthan10seconds.After10secondsof
continuouscranking,wait60secondsbefore
engagingthestartermotoragain.
6.Releasethekeywhentheenginestartsand
allowittomovetotheONposition.
7.Allowtheenginetowarmupforafewminutes
beforeoperating.
Important:Whenstartingtheengineforthe
rsttimeorafteranoverhauloftheengine,
operatethemachineinforwardandreverse
for1to2minutes.Turnthesteeringwheel
totheleftandrighttocheckthesteering
response.Thenshuttheengineoffandwait
forallmovingpartstostop;refertoShutting
OfftheEngine(page24).Checkforoil
leaks,loosepartsandanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
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