Operator's Manual

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.Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
UsingtheOperatorPlatform
LatchingMechanism
Donotoperatethemowerwithoutrstcheckingthat
theoperatorplatformlatchingmechanismisfully
engagedandingoodworkingorder.
WARNING
Neveroperatethemowerwithoutrst
checkingthattheoperatorplatformlatching
mechanismisfullyengagedandingood
workingorder.
ReleasingthePlatform
1.Movethelockinglatchhandletowardsthefront
ofthemoweruntilthelatchhooksclearthe
lockingbar.
2.Raisetheplatform.Thegasspringwillprovide
assistance.
SecuringthePlatform
1.Lowertheplatformcarefully.
Note:Thegasspringwillprovideassistance.
2.Movethelockinglatchhandletowardsthefront
ofthemowerastheplatformnearsthefully
loweredposition.
Note:Thiswillensurethatthelatchhooksclear
thelockingbar.
3.Fullylowertheplatformandmovethelocking
handletowardstherearofthemoweruntilthe
latchhooksfullyengagethelockingbar.
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Understandingthe
OperatorPresence
Controls
Note:Theenginestopsiftheoperatorleavesthe
seatwithoutengagingtheparkingbrake.
EngineStartLockout:Theenginecanonlybe
startedwhentheforward/reversetravelpedalisinthe
Neutralposition,thecuttingunitdriveswitchisin
theOffpositionandtheparkingbrakeisengaged.
Whenthesecircumstancesaresatised,switchesare
activatedpermittingtheenginetobestarted.
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