Operator's Manual
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMowerwith
theDeckLiftLever
Thedeckliftleverraisesandlowersthemowerdeck
(Figure19).Theenginemustberunningforyouto
usethislever.
Figure19
1.Deckliftlever
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushtheleverforward.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pulltheleverrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdthelever
backorforwardafterthemowerhasfullyraised
orlowered.Doingsowilldamagethehydraulic
system.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,
raisethedeckpastthe6inch(15cm)position,remove
theheightofcutstoppin(refertoAdjustingthe
Height-of-Cut),andplacethepininthe6inch(15cm)
height-of-cutposition(
Figure22).
RaisingandLoweringtheMowerwith
theDeckLiftPedal
Thefootoperatedliftpedalraisesandlowersthe
mowerdeck(Figure20).Theenginemustberunning
foryoutousethispedal.
Figure20
1.Footoperateddeckliftpedal
•Pressdownonthetopofliftpedaltoraisethe
mowerdeck.
•Pressdownonthebottomofliftpedaltolowerthe
mowerdeck.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdthepedal
downafterthemowerdeckhasbeenfullyraised
orlowered.Doingsowilldamagethehydraulic
system.
Note:Tolockthemowerdeckinaraisedposition,
raisethedeckpastthe6inch(15cm)position,remove
theheightofcutstoppin(refertoAdjustingthe
Height-of-Cut),andplacethepininthe6inch(15cm)
height-of-cutposition(
Figure22).
EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplacetheminneutral.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(
Figure21).
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