Operator's Manual

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CheckingtheTirePressure
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Thetiresareoverinatedforshipping.Therefore,
releasesomeoftheairtoreducethepressure.The
correctairpressurefornon-cabmodelsis15psi(103
kPa)inthefronttiresand25psi(172kPa)intherear
tires.Ifacabisinstalledonthemachine,thefrontand
reartiresshouldbeinatedto25psi(172kPa).
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CheckingtheFluidLevels
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelbeforestartingthe
engine,refertoCheckingtheHydraulicFluidLevel
intheMaintenanceSection.
2.Checktheengineoillevelbeforestartingtheengine,
refertoCheckingtheEngineOilLevelinthe
MaintenanceSection.
3.Checkthecoolingsystembeforestartingthe
engine;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSysteminthe
MaintenanceSection.
ProductOverview
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustart
theengineandoperatethemachine.
TractionPedal
Thetractionpedal(Figure4)controlstheforwardand
reverseoperation.Pressthetopofthepedaltomove
forwardandthebottomtomoverearward.Ground
speeddependsonhowfaryoupressthepedal.Forno
load,maximumgroundspeed,fullypressthepedalwhile
thethrottleisintheFastposition.
Tostop,reducefootpressureonthetractionpedaland
allowittoreturntothecenterposition.
Figure4
1.Parkingbrake4.Tractionpedal
2.Brakepedal5.Mowspeedlimiter
3.Tiltsteeringpedal
MowSpeedLimiter
Themowspeedlimiterlever(Figure4)canbeipped
forwardtolimitthetractionspeedwhileoperating.
BrakePedal
Thebrakepedalisusedinconjunctionwiththebrake
pedallatchtoengageanddisengagetheparkingbrake
(Figure4)Tostopthemachine,releasethetractionpedal
andallowittoreturntothecenterposition.Thebrake
canassistinstoppinginanemergencysituation.
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